Abstract: Abstract Diameter and thickness swells have been measured as functions of time and wall shear rate for three high density polyethylenes at 170°C and one polypropylene at 190°C. By extruding into an oil having the same temperature and density as the extrudate, it was possible to measure isothermal swell in the absence of drawdown. Seventy to 80 percent of the swell occurs in the first one or two seconds, while several minutes are required to reach an equilibrium state. Relationships between various swell parameters, including parison weight swell and capillary extrudate swell, are examined. Important differences between the behavior of the polyethylenes and that of the polypropylene are noted.
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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