Polyethylene/boron-containing composites for radiation shielding
- Authors
- Shin, Ji Wook; Lee, Jang-Woo; Yu, Seunggun; Baek, Bum Ki; Hong, Jun Pyo; Seo, Yongsok; Kim, Woo Nyon; Hong, Soon Man; Koo, Chong Min
- Issue Date
- 10-6월-2014
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- Radiation shielding; Effective thermal conductivity; Boron nitride; Surface treatment; Composites
- Citation
- THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, v.585, pp.5 - 9
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- THERMOCHIMICA ACTA
- Volume
- 585
- Start Page
- 5
- End Page
- 9
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/98245
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tca.2014.03.039
- ISSN
- 0040-6031
- Abstract
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE) composites with modified boron nitride (mBN) fillers, functionalized with an organosilane, were fabricated through conventional melt-extrusion processing techniques. The properties and performances of these composites were compared with those of the composites containing pristine BN and boron carbide (B4C) fillers. The silane functionalization of the BN fillers strongly improved the interfacial adhesion between the polymer matrix and the filler. As a result, the HDPE/mBN composites showed a better dispersion state of the filler particles, larger tensile modulus, greater effective thermal conductivity, and better neutron shielding property compared with the HDPE/BN and HDPE/B4C composites. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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