Effect of electron beam radiation dose on the foam formation in pre-ceramic polymer

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• 作者：Rosa Maria da Rocha ; Esperidiana A.B. Moura ; José ; Carlos Bressiani ; Ana Helena A. Bressiani
• 关键词：Electron beam curing ; Irradiation ; Methylsilicone resin ; Ceramic foam
• 刊名：Radiation Physics and Chemistry
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：March 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：79
• 期：3
• 页码：301-305
• 全文大小：431 K

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Methylsilicone resin as a polymer precursor for a SiOC ceramic material was cured and foamed by electron beam (EB) irradiation in air prior to the pyrolysis under an inert atmosphere. Methylsilicone foams were obtained without additional foaming agent when exposed to accelerated electrons with radiation doses up to 9 MGy and dose rate of 2.8 kGy/s. During irradiation the polymer was melted and simultaneously gaseous products were formed by the methyl group oxidation and by the poly-condensation crosslinking reactions. The formed gases could not escape from the molten polymer and began to aggregate into bubbles. The effect of the radiation dose on the polymer foam molecular structure, the gel fraction and the ceramic yield was analyzed. The results indicate that the maximum amount of crosslinking in methylsilicone, when EB radiation is used, occurred between 1.0 and 2.0 MGy radiation dose. Methylsilicone foams were pyrolysed in N₂ atmosphere at temperatures of 1200 and 1500 °C, resulting in amorphous SiOC and partially crystalline ceramic foams, respectively. A porosity of ~84 % was achieved in the pyrolyzed foams, with cell size ranging from 30 to 300 μm and density of about 0.31 g cm⁻³.