Abstract
Blending ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) via conventional processing methods is challenging; as a result of the vast viscosity mismatch between UHMWPE and HDPE, blends prepared via melt processing contain UHMWPE agglomerates dispersed in HDPE. We demonstrate the utility of solid-state shear pulverization to effectively blend 20 wt% UHMWPE with HDPE. Using rheology, differential scanning calorimetry, and tensile testing we studied the effect of UHMWPE composition on blend properties.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 71st Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2013, ANTEC 2013 |
| Publisher | Society of Plastics Engineers |
| Pages | 152-156 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781632665300 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
| Event | 71st Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2013, ANTEC 2013 - Cincinnati, OH, United States Duration: Apr 22 2013 → Apr 24 2013 |
Other
| Other | 71st Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2013, ANTEC 2013 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Cincinnati, OH |
| Period | 4/22/13 → 4/24/13 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Polymers and Plastics
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Diop, M. F., & Torkelson, J. M. (2013). Effective blending of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene with polyethylene via solid-state shear pulverization. In 71st Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2013, ANTEC 2013 (Vol. 1, pp. 152-156). Society of Plastics Engineers.