Irradiated blends of polyethylene and neoprene rubber
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsAubert Y. Coran, Raman Patel
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Abstract
Blends are described comprising polyethylene and neoprene rubber irradiated with ionizing radiation.
Claims14
A composition comprising a blend of about 10-75 parts by weight of crystalline polyethylene, and, correspondingly, about 90-25 parts by weight of neoprene rubber wherein the composition is irradiated with an ionizing radiation dose of about 1 to 15 M Rads.
An elastoplastic composition comprising a blend of crystalline polyethylene, in an amount sufficient to impart thermoplasticity to the composition, and neoprene rubber in the form of dispersed particles of a size small enough to maintain thermoplasticity of the composition and which rubber is present in an amount sufficient to impart rubberlike elasticity to the composition wherein the composition is irradiated with an ionizing radiation dose of about 1 to 15 M Rads.
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