THE EFFECT OF THE PROCESSING PARAMETERS ON THE FABRICATION OF AUXETICPOLYETHYLENE .2. THE EFFECT OF SINTERING TEMPERATURE AND TIME

Authors
ALDERSON KL KETTLE AP NEALE PJ PICKLES AP EVANS KE
Citation
Kl. Alderson et al., THE EFFECT OF THE PROCESSING PARAMETERS ON THE FABRICATION OF AUXETICPOLYETHYLENE .2. THE EFFECT OF SINTERING TEMPERATURE AND TIME, Journal of Materials Science, 30(16), 1995, pp. 4069-4075
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of Materials Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222461
Volume
30
Issue
16
Year of publication
1995
Pages
4069 - 4075
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(1995)30:16<4069:TEOTPP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) ultra high molecular weight polyeth ylene has been fabricated by a novel thermal processing route consisti ng of three stages-compaction, sintering and extrusion. In this paper, the sintering stage is examined in detail, the processing window inve stigated and the optimum conditions to produce the microporous microst ructure necessary for a negative Poisson's ratio are identified. The e ffects of varying the processing parameters are also studied.