Table 2.
DSC results for aged and non aged HDPE and HA/HDPE composites
|
Non aged specimens |
Aged specimens |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xc% 0 kGy | Tm (°C) | Xc% 35 kGy | Tm (°C) | Xc% 70 kGy | Tm (°C) | Xc% 0 kGy | Tm (°C) | Xc% 35 kGy | Tm (°C) | Xc% 70 kGy | Tm (°C) | |
| HDPE + 0% HA |
54 ± 1.8 |
134 |
60 ± 2.1 |
134.8 |
63 ± 1.8 |
135 |
59 ± 2.2 |
131.9 |
62 ± 2.2 |
132.1 |
63 ± 2.3 |
132.6 |
| HDPE + 10% HA |
51 ± 1.3 |
133 |
58 ± 2.1 |
133.2 |
59 ± 2 |
133.9 |
57 ± 1.8 |
131.6 |
59 ± 2.25 |
132.4 |
61 ± 2.25 |
132.8 |
| HDPE + 20% HA |
50 ± 1.31 |
132.3 |
54 ± 1.66 |
132.7 |
56 ± 1.6 |
133.2 |
52 ± 1.65 |
130.5 |
54 ± 1.58 |
131 |
58 ± 1.95 |
132 |
| HDPE + 30% HA | 44 ± 1 | 132.1 | 51 ± 1.2 | 132.5 | 53 ± 1.5 | 132.7 | 50 ± 1.6 | 130.4 | 52 ± 1.3 | 131.2 | 55 ± 1.9 | 132 |