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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS
Volume 49, Issue 20, Pages 1470-1478Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/polb.22332
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flow-induced crystallization; high-density polyethylene; local morphology; microinjection molding; orientation; polyethylene; WAXS
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This study investigates the morphology of a high-density polyethylene processed with microinjection molding. Previous work pointed out that a core-free morphology exists for a micropart (150-mu m thick), contrasting with the well-known skin-core morphology of a conventional part (1.5-mm thick). Local analyses are now conducted in every structural layer of these samples. Transmission electron microscopy observations reveal highly oriented crystalline lamellae perpendicular to the flow direction in the micropart. Image analysis also shows that lamellae are thinner. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements using a microfocused beam highlight that highly oriented shish-kebab morphologies are found through the micropart thickness, with corresponding orientation function close to 0.8. For the macropart, quiescent crystallized morphologies are found with few oriented structures. Finally, the morphology within the micropart is more homogeneous, but the crystalline structures created are disturbed due to the combined effects of flow-induced crystallization and thermal crystallization during processing. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 49: 1470-1478, 2011
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