Flow Behaviour And Viscoelasticity Of Polypropylene-Kaolin Composites
Melt flow and viscoelastic behaviour of polypropylene kaolin (PP-kaolin) composites were investigated using a single screw extruder at various filler loading, temperature, extrusion cycle and die diameter. It was discovered that for the effect of filler loading, 5 wt% of kaolin loading has caused MF...
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| Format: | Thèse |
| Langue: | anglais |
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2010
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| Accès en ligne: | http://eprints.usm.my/42226/ |
| Résumé: | Melt flow and viscoelastic behaviour of polypropylene kaolin (PP-kaolin) composites were investigated using a single screw extruder at various filler loading, temperature, extrusion cycle and die diameter. It was discovered that for the effect of filler loading, 5 wt% of kaolin loading has caused MFI value and apparent viscosity of the composites to be slightly reduced with respect to pure PP. Whereas, above 5 wt% of kaolin loading the apparent viscosity started to increase. Experimental results also showed that swelling ratio and MFI decreased gradually with increasing amount of filler loading but unexpectedly at 30wt% of kaolin loading, the swelling ratio started to increase proportionately with shear rate. |
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