Investigation of tear properties of polyethylene blown and compression molded films

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

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    Abstract

    In this paper, eleven (11) blown and compression molded polyethylene films (2 HDPE and 9 LLDPE films) were prepared and tested by tensile tests and Elmendorf tear tests. In the case of compression molded polyethylene films, there is no preferred orientation so that the samples were prepared with no orientation and with constant thickness. In the case of blown films, two sampling angles, i.e. MD (0° in MD) and CD (90° in MD), were selected. Tear values were analyzed statistically and the variation of the tear data was investigated based on the observation of the tear samples. The effect of tensile properties in a given direction on tear properties in the opposite direction was investigated. The relationship between tear properties obtained from the compression molded film and the blown film were compared and modeled using the geometric mean of the tear values.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011, ANTEC 2011
    Pages1020-1024
    Number of pages5
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011, ANTEC 2011 - Boston, MA, United States
    Duration: 2011 May 12011 May 5

    Publication series

    NameAnnual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
    Volume2

    Other

    Other69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011, ANTEC 2011
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBoston, MA
    Period11/5/111/5/5

    Keywords

    • Anisotropy
    • Blown film
    • Compression molded film
    • Polyethylene
    • Tear

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Polymers and Plastics

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