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Twin screw reinforced plastics compounding
Author(s) -
Todd D. B.,
Baumann D. K.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760180414
Subject(s) - compounding , materials science , plastics extrusion , composite material , breakage , glass fiber , extrusion , mixing (physics) , fiber , pellets , filler (materials) , physics , quantum mechanics
Co‐rotating, self‐wiping twin‐screw equipment has been developed which incorporates fiber glass or fillers into various plastics to form compounds with superior mechanical properties. Fiber glass bundles are folded into the plastic melt in such a fashion that each glass strand is wetted out with minimum breakage of the strand. The intensity of compounding is controlled externally to condition the basic polymer for optimum filler incorporation. The external control permits compounding a wide variety of plastics over a range of throughputs. The degree of mixing can be varied while the machine is in operation. The fiber resin blend passes through an independently controlled extruder for pelletizing with a hot die face cutter. Either air or water quench systems can be used for cooling the pellets. The gentle handling of the fiber resin blend through compounding and extrusion not only minimizes glass breakage, but also minimizes wear on the equipment. Retention of glass fiber length and good strand bonding impart superior properties to the fiber resin product.