Abstract
AbstractRandom copolymers of styrene and methyl methacrylate, prepared by free radical polymerization in bulk at 60°C, were irradiated under vacuum at 35°C with 60Co gamma rays to doses up to 200 Mrad. The flexural strength, with failure occurring in all cases by brittle fracture, decreased with radiation dose; the rate of this decrease increased with increasing methyl methacrylate content. Compressive strength measurements showed a transition from yield to fracture after a radiation dose which increased with styrene content and then a rapid fall in fracture stress for higher doses. Viscometry measurements showed a good correlation between changes in flexural strength and molecular weight.
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