Application of accelerated electron beams for rubber and polymer modification

The radiation modification of polymer and rubber materials permits the proper changing of their characteristics to improve the operational and consumer properties of products. In particular, the radiation processing of polymer and rubber materials permits to increase their strength, wear-resistivity and to expand a range of working temperatures. Practical use of radiating updating polymer is possible in the various areas of manufacture, for example, graphic arts industry, automobile and tractor engineering, light industry and other. To research the polymer materials physical properties changing under electron beam radiation with energy 4...8 MeV and average current up to 100 /spl mu/A were used for material processing. A conversion target was also used for creation of bremsstrahlung and mixed beams. However the efficiency of bremsstrahlung has appeared to be essentially smaller, than of an electron one.