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Increasing the “natural” draw ratio by hot nip drawing
Author(s) -
Laughner M. P.,
Harrison I. R.
Publication year - 1987
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.1987.070330827
Subject(s) - nip , materials science , composite material , polymer , natural (archaeology) , polymer science , geology , paleontology
The drawing of polymers into high strength films or tapes is an important process in industry. A method of local heating and drawing of plastic sheets into high strength films is discussed, and the preliminary results of this new technology are presented.