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Fundamentals of plasticating extrusion. III. Development of a mathematical model
Authors: Klein Imirich , Marshall D. I. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThis article describes a general mathematical model summarized in the form of a computer program for the plasticating extruder. The model combines features of the metering‐zone model previously published, the melting‐zone model described in paper No. I of this series, and a feed‐zone model based on an extension of known theories. It is based on theoretical models for each zone unified and improved by non‐linear estimation to accurately describe the extrusion experiments.The mathematical model predicts temperature, pressure, and melt channel width profiles of the plastic being processed in the plasticating extruder as a function of design and operating variables of the machine. It enables for the first time the design of the whole machine based on temperature and pressure profiles, including new combinations of cylindrical and tapered roots.
Non‐Newtonian tangential flow in cylindrical annuli. IV
Authors: Tadmor Zehev 
Published: December 2004

AbstractTangential flow of a “power law” model fluid between two concentric cylinders is analyzed. A constant angular pressure gradient is imposed and one of the cylinders is rotating at a constant angular velocity. This type of flow is of interest in screw extrusion theory. The error in the superposition, i.e., linear addition of tangential pressure and drag flows, for a “power law” model fluid, is quantitatively calculated and plotted in the form of a correction factor. Tangential pressure flow is compared to a pressure flow between parallel plates and additional correction factor to account for the curvature is derived and plotted. The applicability of the “power law” model for flow of polymer melts in extruders is also discussed.
Fractional crystallization of polypropylene
Authors: Kamath Pandurang M. , Wild Leslie 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThe development of a fractional crystallization technique for characterization of polypropylenes with respect to stereoregularity is described. It is a simple technique which is attractive for routine analysis and under suitable conditions yields quantitative data with good reproducibility. Separation by fractional crystallization from hot xylene solution is shown to take place according to polymer crystallizability and is relatively independent of molecular weight. It thus represents an alternative and in some ways superior approach to the more commonly used fractional extraction method. Preliminary work indicates that the fractional crystallization method may prove of value in establishing correlations between the stereoregular nature of polypropylenes and their physical properties.
AI polymer laminates for high temperature stability
Authors: Bolton B. A. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractAmoco AI amide imide polymer is an all aromatic polymer which is currently being used as a high temperature wire enamel. It also looks promising as a high temperature laminating material. It is available in a stable solid form and is readily formulated in its laminating solvents. B‐Staged coated glass cloth with excellent shelf stability is easily prepared. AI laminates retain their initial flexural strength after four weeks at 500°F. They retain 50% of their initial flexural strength after one week at 572°F. Other modifications of this type of polymer are being investigated as laminating materials.
Stabilization of polypropylene
Authors: Gordon D. A. , Rothstein E. C. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractAntioxidants and UV absorbers are vital to the commercialization of polypropylene because of their influence on this polymer's light stability, heat or oxidative stability, processing stability, and gas fading due to nitrogen oxides. The effects of these stabilizers are measured in terms of polypropylene's initial color, color retention, and retention of physical properties when the polymer is exposed to direct weathering and to elevated temperatures. The relative washfastness or resistance to extraction by aqueous systems under various laundering conditions is another important, measurable property of UV absorbers and antioxidants in polypropylene. Such measurements are usually made using stabilized polypropylene molded plaques and monofilaments containing UV absorbers, antioxidants and, often, combinations of the two.
Properties of a propylene‐ethylene block copolymer
Authors: Tusch R. L. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractAlthough polypropylene has a unique combination of properties, its impact strength at low temperatures is sometimes insufficient. This need has been met by polypropylene/polyisobutylene blends. Today, polypropylene type copolymers (block copolymers) are available with low temperature toughness and property and processing advantages over the above blends. Ordinarily, copolymers from addition polymerization are random. In a block copolymer, the monomeric units of propylene are segregated from those of the second monomer. A block copolymer, propylene, low pressure polyethylene, ABS and polypropylene‐polyisobutylene blends are compared as to general and mechanical properties, stress relaxation, stress rupture performance, low temperature performance (impact strength), high temperature performance (flexural stiffness) and processability. Not every material was used in each test. Block copolymers find applications in automotive and appliance industries, industrial parts and packages for cosmetics and food.
Thermal conductivity of high polymers—the influence of molecular weight
Authors: Hansen David , Kantayya R. C. , Ho C. C. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractSome earlier observations on the influence of molecular weight, plasticizer, and irradiation on the thermal conductivity of polymers is reviewed. Also some new data on polystyrene and some new calculations based on the theory of Hansen and Ho are presented. These data show almost a two fold increase in the thermal conductivity of polystyrene as the molecular weight goes from 900 to 100,000. Data on the moleculer weight effect on thermal conductivity appear to be consistent with the theoretical calculations.
Long‐term hydrostatic strength characteristics of thermoplastics pipe
Authors: Reinhart Frank W. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractA method for developing long‐term hydrostatic design stresses, defined as the estimated tensile stress in the wall of the pipe in the circumferential orientation due to internal hydrostatic pressure that can be applied continuously with a high degree of certainty that failure of the pipe will not occur, for thermoplastic pipe materials is described. The background information used to develop this method, data to confirm its validity, and several of its more important peculiarities are presented and discussed. The method treats hydrostatic stress–failure time test results by the method of least squares with time as the dependent variable. The long‐trem performance of thermoplastic pipe materials is evaluated by stresses calculated for periods of 100,000 hours (11.43 years) and 50 years.
Kinetics of the thermal degradation of linear polyethylene
Authors: Arnett Raymond L. , Stacy Carl J. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractFor a system of equivalent bonds undergoing random bond scission it is reasonable to assume that the rate of bond breaking (hence the rate of creation of new molecules) reported in the literature and data presented here demonstrate that the number of molecules created is not proportional to the time of thermal treatment hence they seem to belie this reasonable hypothesis. Other authors have adduced the presence of some non‐equivalent bonds in order to account for the observed cruvature and still retain the hypothesis. Implicit in these arguments is the assumption of a steady‐state concentration of reactive fragments. Our analysis explores the consequences of abandoning the steady‐state assumption and shows that a quantitative explanation of the observed degradation behavior may be had by this means wihile still retaining the hypothesis of a constant probability of a bond being broken per unit time.
Residence time dependence of molecular weight distributions in continuous polymerizations
Authors: Biesenberger J. A. , Tadmo Z. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractResidence time distribution (RTD) is a spectral property of contiuous chemical reactors. Batch reactors may be viewed as having “monodisperse” residence time distributions. This article discusses molecular weight distributions (MWDs) of polymeic materials formed in continuous and in semicontinuos process and how they are affected by reaction time distributions. All synthetic high polymers, even those Prepared in batch reaction, possess a MWD which may sometimes, for a given monomer, be altered chemically by a proper choice of catalyst and diluent. An interesting concept suggested by the present work is the prospect of “tailoring” the MWD for a given monomer‐catalyst‐diluent system physically by selecting appropriate reactor conditions. Hence, althought this work involves analysis the results may provide a guide to synthesis.
Velocity profiles of the exit region of molten polyethylene extrudates
Authors: Gogos C. G. , Maxell Bryce 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThe objective of the work described herein is the experimental investigation of the velocity field of polymer melts flowing through a capillary in the regons of flow prior to and after the capillary exit. The fluids studied are branched polyethylene melts in steady laminar isothermal flow. The technique employed for the determination of the Eulerian velocity profiles is one that utilizes phototomicrogroaphy of the reflected light from tracer particles dispersed in the flowing medium.Axial acceleration of the fluid elements just before the capillary exit was observed. It was found that this accelearation is more pronounced in melts of low bulk viscosity. This observation region, non‐viscometric.The translation of the velocity profiles of the fluids studied, from one resembling a parabola to that of “plug” flow, involves inflection points with minima in the velocity vector v(r, z). These minima appear near the surface of the extrudates and can not be accounted for by an existing theory.It was also found that the density of the viscoelastic fluids studied is a function of the axial position, in the region of flow investigated. The density decreases before the exit and, before it reaches an equilibuiu value at an axial position downstream equal to one or two diameters, increases beyond that value upon exit. This phenomenon is attributed to an “overshoot” in the process fo elastic recoil of the high polymer melts fron a strained structure to a random one.
Fatigue mechanisms of thermoplastics
Authors: Riddell M. N. , Koo G. P. , O'Toole J. L. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractFailure in fatigue by the mechanism of crack initiation and propagation originationg at flaws and stress concentrations has been fairly well established. It explains the fatigue phenomena in highly elastic materials, namely metals and certain thermosetting plastics such as reinforced polyester and epoxy resins. We have found, however, that a different mechanism dominates the fatigue behavior of thermoplastics. Specifically, the mechanism involves the generationa of heat within the material due to viscous damping or hysteresis. This paper presents fatigue, damping data and temperature measurements during cyclic stress to support this conclusion on three themoplastic resins of widely different mechanical properties, polyetrafluouoethylene (PTFE), Nylon 6, and polymethyl‐methacrylate (PMMA). In addition to the usual S‐N fatigue curves, we wil show how surface temperature changes with fatigue life and how this change is affected by stress, Frequency, crystallinity, specimen geometry and other parameters. Alos, the loss compliance of the materials will be presented as afunction of temperature to show the relationship of fatigue to damping properties.
Deformation of free holes of arbitrary shape in a viscoelastic plate
Authors: Wachs M. H. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractTwo independent methods for predicting the deformation of free openings of arbitrary shape in a viscoelastic plate are illustrated.The first method is experimental and is based on the interference of two systems of lines representing the initial and final positions of the material. To demonstrate the moire method, the creep compliance function for polymethylmethacrylate is determined as preliminary information. This function is used as input data in the ensuing theoretical analysis to insure realistic viscoelastic behavior.The second method involves techniques to approximate viscoelastic displacements from known elasticity solutions and known material properties.The methods are applied to two examples: (1) The square hole—to determine the motion of an opening of complicated shape; and (2) an ellipse loaded at 45°—to indicate qualitative agreement with an existing prediction of the motion of cracks in a viscous plate.
Comparative swelling behavior of various thermoplastic polymers
Authors: Metzger A. P. , Matlack J. D. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThe elasticity of polymer melts is of major concern in the processing of plastics. It is usually reflected by dimensional changes. Since the swelling of polymer extrudates depends on the capillary dimensions and the volumetric flow rate, the blow‐up must be examined over a range of conditions. Of course, the swelling is also dependent on polymer structure. Consequently, variations in materials and operating conditions necessiate changes in tooling. This paper describes the swelling behavior of several different polymer types and illustrates that viscosity measurements can not be used to predict elasticity.
Dynamic mechanical properties of polymer melts: The effect of molecular weight distribution on the temperature dependence of viscoelastic properties
Authors: Chartoff Richard P. , Maxwell Bryce 
Published: December 2004

AbstractAn experimental investigation of the dynamic mechanical response of molten polymers was performed using the Maxwell Orthogonal Reheometer. One purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of molecular weight distribution on the temperature dependence of viscoelastic properties. Data were obtained over a range of temperatures for both monodisperse and polydisperse materials which indicate that viscoelasticity is highly temperature dependent only for monodisperse polymers. On a molecular basis the reduction in temperature sensitivity for polydisperse materials logically can be attributed to the influence of the low molecular weight species present in a distribution on the relaxation spectrum. Since the relaxation spectrum largely determines all viscoelastic functions, the observations made from th dynamic data shown in this paper can be generalized to all viscoelastic experiments.
Dependence of mechanical properties on molecular motion in polymers
Authors: Boyer R. F. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractConsiderable progress has been made in the past 20 years in the synthesis, characterization and fabrication of plastics. Previous SPE Award winners, such as Mark, Natta, and Marvel dealt largely with synthesis; Flory with characterization; Alfrey and Du Bois with fabrication. One of the still unsolved problems lies in the realm of relating mechanical properties, such as impact strenght and creep to molecular structure.The design enginner who wishes to use a plastic part is concerned primarily with how some property such as impact strenght varies with temperature, speed of test, test method, etc. The polymer scientist must know why. Through knowing why, he may be able to design better plastics.This paper attempts to survey some of the world‐wide progress made in this area in the past 10 years. The ultimate goal is to understand these mechanical properties in terms of internal molecular motions which occur in solid polymers. Internal motion can be detected by electrical, electromagnetic and dynamic mechanical measurements. When these three methods are applied on a given polymer over a range of temperatures, insights can be gained as to the variation of impact strength and other properties with temperature and frequency for that same polymer. These three fundamental methods, which require very small samples (less than 50 grams), can provide insight into the practical behavior of plastic materials over the wide range of temperatures and frequencies encountered in the real world.
Morphology of quenched polypropylene
Authors: Gezovich D. M. , Geil P. H. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThe morphology of the quenched form of polypropylene was investigated. Thin films of the quenched form consist of small ball‐like structures which we suggest are defective hexagonal crystals. In thicker films they aggregate to form spherulites with no observable fine structure. Quenching of thin films of molten polypropylene to a temperature below 0°C results in the formation of numerous, isolated monoclinic spherulites with a better defined morphology than the smectic spherulites obtained by quenching above 0°C. This result suggests that the films (quenched below 0°C) were quenched to the glass and subsequently crystallized to the monoclinic form upon heating to room temperature.
Properties of block versus random copolymers
Authors: Kenney J. F. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractPhysical and mechanical properties of block copolymers are compared and correlated with the corresponding random copolymers. The important properties of melting point, transition temperatures, tensile strength, modulus, and elastic properties depend upon the structural arrangement of the molecular units comprising the polymer strecture. All available data suggest overwhelmingly that properties of block copolymers are superior to those of random copolymers. A block copolymer can have properties characteristic of each of the homopolymers from which it is derived as well as a set of properties due to the polymer strcture as a whole. Block copolymers have an advantage over random copolymers in that a crystalline polymer can be modified without significant reduction of its melting point, modulus, tensile strength, and elastic properties, and by suitable selection of a second component it affords a means of “building in” a particular property.
Spiral and helical fractures
Authors: Gillham J. K. , Reitz P. N. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractSpiral and helical fractures can be formed around high‐modulus filaments and yarns which are embedded in brittle, amorphous, crosslinked resins. The phenomena are of particular interest because the stress field imposes a highly regular geometry upon the propagating fractures, and because the formation of the large surface area of the spiral fractures provides an efficient mechanism for dissipating strain energy. Development of the approach of the production of discrete geometrical voids with large surface area at predicatable sites may well provide resistance to impact in inherently brittle materials.
Morphology and properties control on rubber‐epoxy alloy systems
Authors: Hsich Henry S.‐Y. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractMorphology and properties of polymer alloys can be controlled by thermody‐namlcally reversible (structure freeze‐in) or irreversible (structure lock‐in) processes by simultaneously manipulating miscibility, mechanisms of phase separation, glass transition temperature (structural relaxation), and cure kinetics of polymer systems. Using phase diagrams consisting of binodal and spinodal curves, the morphology of epoxy/CTBN (carboxyl‐terminated butadiene acryloni‐trile copolymer) systems can be controlled by the mechanism of nucleation and growth or by spinodal decomposition via simultaneously manipulating the kinetic processes of phase separation and curing reactions. We have found that the particle size of the rubber reinforcement in epoxies is affected by the mechanisms of phase separation. Phase separation by nucleation and growth gives larger rubber particles than the corresponding phase separation by spinodal decomposition. This contrast in the morphology development is the consequence of controlling phase separation through chemorheological behavior. Medication of the phase separation kinetics in epoxy/CTBN systems was extremely effective at altering both morphology and properties of these alloys. This technique offers a means to shift the glass transition temperature of the rubber‐rich phase drastically without reducing the glass transition temperature of the epoxy‐rich phase significantly. Such control over morphology is the key to ultimately controlling material properties. This morphology manipulation allows us to tailor the mechanical properties of alloy systems.
Mechanical fracture behavior of polyacetal and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer toughened polyacetal
Authors: Chang Feng‐chih , Yang Mi‐Yun 
Published: December 2004

AbstractPolyacetal (POM) toughening with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer was investigated in terms of Theological, mechanical, and morphological properties. Polyacetal can be effectively toughened by the blending with TPU elastomer and the improvement on toughness is found most significant with TPU content from 20 to 30 percent. POM does fracture in ductile mode under extremely low deformation rate and the ductile‐brittle transition rate is at 0.5 mm/min. The transition rate is increased with the increase of elastomer content. The precrack hysteresis energy is important in dictating the failure mode. The experimental results show the hysteresis energy (under constant load) increases with the increase of elastomer content and the decrease of deformation rate. Greater hysteresis energy results in larger precrack plastic zone size and thus tends to shift the fracture mode from brittle to ductile as the critical size of the plastic zone is reached. The adoption of the slow rate fracture method has the advantages of ranking toughness of very brittle polymeric materials vs. the conventional Izod or Charpy impact method by varying temperatures. FTIR shows significant interaction between POM and TPU which is probably responsible for the TPU elastomer being such an efficient toughening agent for POM. Delamination in the buffer zone between the plane‐strain and the plane‐stress is discovered and the possible mechanism is discussed.
Development of density distributions in injection molded amorphous engineering plastics. Part I
Authors: Yu Jeong S. , Lim Marilu , Kalyon Dilhan M. 
Published: December 2004

AbstractThe gapwise density distributions of the injection molded specimens of two engineering thermoplastics, i.e., poly(phenylene ether) and poly(ether imide), were characterized employing the density gradient column technique. The samples were molded using a 40t Van Dorn injection molding machine. The effects of the thermal history on the density distribution of unconstrained quenched specimens were also investigated. In addition, various material properties, such as pressure‐volume‐temperature, isothermal contraction, and pressure induced densification behavior were characterized, for the two resins employed in this study. The moldings of the two resins exhibited different trends in their density distributions. These findings were explained in terms of the competing effects of cooling rate and the pressure history experienced by the engineering plastic resins during the molding cycle. The data collected were also used as input to mathematical modeling of density distributions in injection molded articles, which is reported in Part II of this article.