ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Most polymers exhibit a very fluid melt rheology during extrusion and can be distorted, drawn down, and cooled without building excessive residual stresses into the product. In contrast, rigid vinyl is usually extruded as a stiff, almost selfsupporting mass. Care must be taken to prevent the formation ot oriented stresses in the product which will be relieved during long periods of exposure resulting in dimensional instability and related loss of physical properties. A newly developed method of in-line annealing has shown to be an effective means of relieving oriented stresses developed during extrusion. By use of this instrumented technique, rigid vinyl products can be controlled to much tighter shrinkage specifications in a single step process, thereby eliminating post-annealing treatments.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760060313
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