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Measurement of the pressure dependence of viscosity of polymer melts using a back pressure‐regulated capillary rheometer
Author(s) -
Aho Johanna,
Syrjälä Seppo
Publication year - 2010
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.31754
Subject(s) - low density polyethylene , materials science , polycarbonate , polypropylene , polystyrene , polymer , rheometer , composite material , viscosity , capillary action , polymer chemistry , body orifice , rheology , ecology , biology
The effect of pressure on the melt viscosity was experimentally investigated for five polymers: polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), and low‐density polyethylene (LDPE). Measurements were carried out using capillary rheometer modified to allow regulation of back pressure. To enable correction for the entrance pressure drop, two round‐hole dies were used: a 1‐mm diameter die of length 10 mm and an orifice die of the same diameter. For determining the pressure coefficient from the experimental viscosity data, time‐pressure superposition was applied to generate a master curve to which the Carreau‐Yasuda model was fitted. The resulting pressure coefficients revealed that for the polymers studied the order of the degree of the pressure dependence is as follows: PS > ABS > PC > PP > LDPE. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010