Mechanical and transport properties of coextruded films

摘要

AbstractTwo‐layer films were produced by using the blown‐film coextrusion apparatus constructed in our laboratory. For this study, we have produced films of the following combinations: (1) LDPE/CXA 3095; (2) LDPE/Plexar 3; (3) LDPE/EMA; (4) nylon 6/LDPE; (5) nylon 6/CXA 3095; (6) nylon 6/Plexar 3; (7) nylon 6/EMA. Tensile properties of the coextruded films were measured with an Instron testing machine, and correlated to processing variables, namely, takeup ratio and blowup ratio. From tensile property measurements, we have found that both the ultimate tensile strength and the tensile modulus of coextruded films follow the additivity rule with respect to the volume fraction of the individual components. With the films produced, we also conducted dynamic mechanical measurements with the aid of a Rheovibron Dynamic Viscoelastometer DDV‐II, and attempted to test the Zorowski–Murayama theory to determine the adhesion characteristics of the coextruded films. Furthermore, permeability of the coextruded films to gases (namely, N2, O2, and CO2) was measured by using a pressure differential apparatus constructed in our laboratory. We have found that the permeability of composite films follows the inverse additivity rule, i.e., the reciprocal of the permeability of composite film is given by the sum of the reciprocals of the permeabilities of the individual