The melting behavior of polyethylenes synthesized with Ziegler-Natta and constrained geometry catalysts

摘要

The melting flux and shear stress values during melting of five polyethylenes were measured using a Screw Simulator. Four materials were produced using constrained geometry catalyst Technology (CGCT), while the fifth was produced with a traditional Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalyst. All of the materials have nearly the same melt index value, but the solid density of each material varied. The melting flux was measured over a range of sliding velocities, temperatures and pressures typical in single screw extrusion. Melting flux values for all materials increased with velocity, temperature and applied pressure. The materials produced with CGCT had a higher melting flux than the ZN material under the same experimental conditions, in all cases. Experimental data were compared to existing melting flux and shear stress models.