Mechanical properties and structure of high‐density polyethylene samples prepared by injection molding with low‐frequency vibration

Abstract

Abstract To better understand the formation of different crystal structures and improve the mechanical properties of high‐density polyethylene samples, melt vibration technology, which generally includes shear vibration and hydrostatic pressure vibration, was used to prepare injection samples. Through melt vibration, the crystal structure changed from typical spherulites of the traditional injection sample to obviously orientated lamellae of vibration samples. Sizes and orientation degrees of lamellae were different according to different vibration conditions. Crystallinity degrees of vibration samples increased notably. Therefore, the tensile strength of vibration samples increased with increasing vibration frequency and vibration pressure, whereas elongation of vibration samples decreased during the first stage and then continued to increase as the vibration frequency increased. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 818–823, 2005