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Melting aspects of filled compounds in a modular co‐rotating twin screw extruder
Author(s) -
Jung Hochul,
White James L.
Publication year - 2006
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.24578
Subject(s) - linear low density polyethylene , materials science , polymer , polyethylene , plastics extrusion , composite material , mass fraction , calcium carbonate , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , engineering
In the polymer industry, precompounded materials are widely used. Carefully designed melting experiments were carried out to investigate melting mechanisms in master batched polymer compounds, using an intermeshing co‐rotating twin screw extruder. Calcium carbonate or aluminum powder was master batched with linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE). The calcium carbonates, which were used in the compounds, have differences in weight fraction and particle size. The compounds containing filler have higher thermal conductivities and viscosities than neat polyethylene. We observed melting initiation and propagation mechanisms of LLDPE compounds by removal and characterization of polymer compound carcasses in the melting region. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 1990–2012, 2006