The Impact of β-Radiation Crosslinking on Flammability Properties of PA6 Modified by Commercially Available

Florian Tomiak1,2, Dietmar Drummer1,2

  • 1Institute of Polymer Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Am Weichselgarten 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.

Polymers
|August 12, 2022
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