Inestigation on the tear property of polyethylene blown films at variable angles

Byoung Ho Choi, Rajen Patel, A. Willem DeGroot, Mehmet Demirors, Lizhi Liu, Kenneth Anderson

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    Abstract

    Tear is a key physical property of polyethylene (PE) blown films. There are many variables which affect the overall tear property such as tear path, plastic deformation wake, and so on. In this study, five blown PE films were prepared and tested by the Elmendorf tear test at five sampling angles, i.e. 0 (MD), 30, 45, 60, 90 (CD) degrees. Tear values were analyzed statistically and the variation of the tear data was investigated based on the observation of the tear samples. The mechanism of severely curved crack, i.e. J-tear, was also studied to understand the tear property variation of blown PE films.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009
    Pages2829-2834
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    Event67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States
    Duration: 2009 Jun 222009 Jun 24

    Publication series

    NameAnnual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
    Volume5

    Other

    Other67th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2009, ANTEC 2009
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityChicago, IL
    Period09/6/2209/6/24

    Keywords

    • Elmendorf tear
    • Molecular structure
    • Tear path
    • Variable angles

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Polymers and Plastics

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