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Financial incentive of linear low density polyethylene blends
Author(s) -
Hamielec L. A.
Publication year - 1986
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.760260116
Subject(s) - materials science , incentive , product (mathematics) , cost reduction , point (geometry) , molding (decorative) , productivity , polyethylene , process engineering , composite material , business , marketing , mathematics , geometry , engineering , economics , macroeconomics , microeconomics
The key to successfully implementing polymer blends in end‐use applications includes an understanding of performance requirements and the physical property balance of the blend, as well as the provision of financial incentive to the fabricator, The economic gain is calculated for two cases where blends were introduced to displace another material: a blend which gives higher productivity for blown film applications and a blend which allows for increased flow and a gage reduction for an injection molding application. As the resin cost usually accounts for more than seventy percent of the final product cost, the resin or blend cost affects the economic gain (if any) from the fabricator's point of view. Therefore, successful commercial implementation of a new resin or blend depends on its relative cost and benefit to other commercially available materials.