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Nonisothermal elongational behavior of blends with liquid crystalline polymers
Francesca ScargialiAntonino ValenzaF. P. La Mantiasubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationThermoplasticMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsLiquid crystallineGeneral ChemistryPolymerPhysics::Fluid DynamicsCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterViscositychemistryLiquid crystalMaterials ChemistryExtrusionComposite materialThermoplastic polymerdescription
Measurements of melt strength and breaking stretching ratio of several blends of thermoplastic polymers with liquid crystalline polymers are presented. The melt strength behavior depends not only on the viscosity of the blends but also on the temperature dependence of the viscosity. In particular, even if the viscosities of the blends are, at the extrusion temperature, lower than that of the thermoplastic matrices, the melt strength can be larger than that of the pure thermoplastics if its viscosity-temperature curve exceeds that of the matrices far from the solidification temperature. This behavior allows one to spin or film blow these blends despite the low viscosity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-01 | Polymer Engineering and Science |