Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2080/498
Title: Effect of Changing Environments on Microstructure of HDPE Polymer
Authors: Bal, S
Mahesh, D
Sen, T K
Ray, B C
Keywords: HDPE
Thermal cycling
Humidity cycling
Tensile, Impact
Cross-linking
Degradation
Issue Date: 2007
Publisher: Institute of Materials Processing
Citation: Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering, Vol 6, No 1, P 1-16
Abstract: The analysis of environmental effects on microstructure of HDPE polymers were done according to their mechanical behavior obtained from tensile, impact and microhardness testing and thermograms obtained from DSC. The samples were conditioned under three different kinds of humidity and temperature environment. With increase in conditioning time, the variations of tensile strength, impact, microhardness were observed to be nonlinear in nature. The high values are possibly due to polymerization such as cross-linking. The low values may be attributed by depolymerization mechanism such as chain scission and bond breakage. The variation of data is due to more physical damage of the polymer because of unequal expansion of the surface. The refrigeration also affects the crystalline regions by changing free volume. Again rearrangement of end groups in the lamella through partial melting and recrystallization are observed due to thermal conditioning and thermal shock
Description: Copyright for this article belongs to Institute of Materials Processing, MTU
URI: http://www.imp.mtu.edu/jmmce/issue6-1/P1-16.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/2080/498
Appears in Collections:Journal Articles

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
P1-16.pdf57.14 kBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.