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Rheological and extrusion characteristics of glass fiber‐reinforced polycarbonate
Author(s) -
Knutsson B. Anders,
White James L.,
Abbas Kent B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1981.070260721
Subject(s) - die swell , materials science , composite material , extrusion , rheology , capillary action , polycarbonate , glass fiber , viscosity , shear rate , surface finish , surface roughness , fiber , shear thinning
An experimental investigation of the rheological properties of glass fiber‐reinforced polycarbonate melts and the extrusion of such compounds through capillary and slit dies is presented. The viscosity–shear rate function seems independent of instrument for cone‐plate and capillary investigations. The presence of fibers increases the level of the viscosity. Normal stresses at fixed shear stress are also increased by the presence of fibers. The extrudate swell is decreased by the presence of fibers and surface roughness is increased. Fiber orientation increases and surface roughness decreases with increasing extrusion rate.