Self-reinforcement of polypropylene by flow-induced crystallization during continuous extrusion
✍ Scribed by Han-Xiong Huang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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✦ Synopsis
Self-reinforced polypropylene (PP) sheets have been prepared from melt flow-induced crystallization through a conical slit die fed by a conventional extruder. Their structure and properties, influenced by the die pressure ranging from 20 to 50 MPa and die outlet temperature, are studied by scanning electron microscopy observation, differential scanning calorimetry analyses, tensile strength, and light transmittance measurements. At a die outlet temperature of 162ЊC and a pressure above 30 MPa, conspicuous increases in the melting peak, tensile strength, and light transmittance (they can be used to characterize the self-reinforcement degree of sheet) are observed. The self-reinforcement degree, however, increases only slightly with increasing pressure as it exceeds 40 MPa. Raising the die outlet temperature from 162 to 172ЊC results in a further increase in the self-reinforcement degree (for example, a highest tensile strength of 288 MPa) while keeping the pressure at 40 MPa, so bulk PP materials with high properties can be produced from continuous melt extrusion under pressures lower than 40 MPa. Furthermore, the melt temperature plays an important role in determining the properties of self-reinforced polymeric materials.