Solvent-free solid-state-processed tapes of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene: influence of molar mass and molar mass distribution on the tensile properties

In normal practice, ease in processing comes at the expense of a reduction in mechanical properties. Here we show that by controlled synthesis it is possible to synthesize a wide range of linear ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylenes that can be stretched uniaxially into tapes. In these uniaxially...

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Main Authors:	Sara Ronca, Giuseppe Forte, Hendrik J. Tjaden, Sanjay Rastogi
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Materials engineering not elsewhere classified Oriented Polyethylene Strength Polymerization Polymers Heterogeneity Temperature Morphology Catalyst UHMWPE Fibers Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21924
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