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POLYETHYLENE RETICULE CHIMIQUEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
OBS

to cross-link: to join by cross-links (...) to form cross-links.

OBS

Cross-link: a comparatively short connecting unit (as a chemical bond or a chemically bonded atom or group) between neighboring chains of atoms in a complex chemical molecule (as a polymer) - used esp. in relation to thermosetting plastics, vulcanized rubber and proteins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
CONT

Le polyéthylène réticulé chimiquement (P.R.C.) est très utilisé pour la confection des enveloppes isolantes (B.T. et M.T.) [basse tension et moyenne tension]. La réticulation est une opération qui permet de provoquer des modifications de structure des chaînes moléculaires (création de ponts intermoléculaires). Le polyéthylène acquiert ainsi des propriétés intéressantes (...)

Key term(s)
  • PRC

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