Extensional viscosity for polymer melts measured in the filament stretching rheometer

Anders Bach, Henrik K. Rasmussen, Ole Hassager

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Abstract

A new filament stretching rheometer has been constructed to measure the elongational viscosity of polymer melts at high temperatures. Two polymer melts, a LDPE and a LLDPE, were investigated with this rheometer. A constant elongational rate has been obtained by an iterative application of the Orr-Sridhar method for specification of the end-plate movement. Agreement has been found with linear viscoelastic measurements performed in shear. Hencky strains up to about 6 have been reached. Steady values of the viscosity have been sustained in some cases for about two Hencky strain units. (C) 2003 The Society of Rheology.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Rheology
Volume47
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)429-441
ISSN0148-6055
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

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Copyright (2003) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

Keywords

  • RELAXATION
  • FLOW
  • FLUIDS
  • BEHAVIOR
  • ELASTIC DECOHESION

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