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:
A statistical study of the strength of unmodified and modified uniaxially drawn polypropylene tapes was carried out. The results show that the curve representing the distribution of strength for unmodified tapes reveals seven discrete levels corresponding to microdefects in the form of microcrazes and submicrocrazes. On introduction of modifying additive, three discrete strength levels were observed, corresponding to submicrocrazes. The strength of the modified polypropylene tape increase approximately twice compared to the strength of the initial material. The polyfunctional effect of the additives as artificial nucleators and regulators of the structure leads to an increase of the degree of crystallinity which in turn restrains the submicrocrazes development into microcrazes. The method used could be applied for objective analysis of the tensile characteristics of polymeric materials.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760351402
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