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Effect on the elastic modulus of high‐density polyethylene of differing thermal treatments
Author(s) -
Daver F.,
Cherry B. W.
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.070581310
Subject(s) - spherulite (polymer physics) , crystallinity , materials science , composite material , lamellar structure , elastic modulus , polyethylene , modulus , high density polyethylene , polymer , young's modulus , thermal , low density polyethylene , morphology (biology) , thermodynamics , physics , genetics , biology
The effect of different thermal treatments on the elastic modulus of high‐density polyethylene has been studied in order to determine which of the parameters defining the polymer morphology has the major effect on the modulus. After examination of the effects of crystallinity, spherulite size, and lamellar thickness, it is concluded that it is the spherulite size which plays the dominant role in controlling the magnitude of the modulus. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.