ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
When polymers are extruded from a reservoir through a capillary the extrudate diameter is generally greater than the capillary diameter. Experiments with polyethylene show that the extent of this extrudate swelling depends, at constant shear stress, on the length-to-radius ratio of the capillary even though the viscosity does not. Consideration of this result at various shear stresses indicates that the degree of swelling depends on the total shear strain imposed on the melt. The same factor also governs the amount of extrudate distortion observed when melt fracture occurs.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1963.070070508
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