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Melt Fracture of Linear PE

A Critical Study in Terms of Their Extensional Behaviour
  • E. B. Muliawan , S. G. Hatzikiriakos and M. Sentmanat
Published/Copyright: April 30, 2013
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From the journal International Polymer Processing Volume 20 Issue 1

Abstract

In this paper we studied the melt fracture behaviour in capillary flow of a number of polyethylenes produced by various technologies. The critical shear rates for the onset of both sharkskin and gross melt fractures were found to correlate with the high-rate extensional flow behaviour of the polymers. These findings were found to mechanistically support the generally accepted observations of melt fracture occurring at the exit (sharkskin) and entrance (gross) regions of the capillary die. In addition, it was found that boron nitride (BN) behaves as an energy dissipater that suppresses the rapid increase of extensional stress associated with gross melt fracture. This enables BN to act as an effective processing aid in postponing gross melt fracture in the extrusion of polyethylenes.

∗ Mail address: S. G. Hatzikiriakos, Dep. of Chem. and Bio. Eng., University of British Columbia, 2216 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada VGT 1Z4 E-mail:

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Received: 2004-10-12
Accepted: 2005-1-4
Published Online: 2013-04-30
Published in Print: 2005-03-01

© 2005, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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https://doi.org/10.3139/217.1862

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. New at International Polymer Processing
  5. Regular Contributed Articles
  6. Preparing of Homogeneous Solution of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight PAN
  7. Non-linear Viscoelastic Behavior of PVC Plastisol
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  10. Mold for Manipulation Microstructure Development
  11. Simultaneous Biaxial Stretching of PP Resins of Varying Tacticity
  12. Rotational Moulding of PVC Plastisol
  13. Drawability of As-spun PP Fibres
  14. Melt Fracture of Linear PE
  15. Investigation of the Cooling Jets Used in the Blown Film Process
  16. Non-linear Crystalline Spherulitic Growth Behavior for LLDPE
  17. Design Sensitivity Analysis for the Optimization of the Injection Molding Process
  18. Preparation and Characteristics of Reactive Blends of Phosphate-containing Maleimide and Epoxy
  19. Easy Tear Multilayer Film of Biaxially Oriented PA6/MXD6 by Double Bubble Tubular Film Process
  20. PPS News
  21. PPS News
  22. Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
  23. Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
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