<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The submitted article discusses rotational moulding technology and filled plastics. For testing, linear low density polyethylene filled with talc was used. The materials tested varied way of mixing the filler into the polymer. For the prepared samples were evaluated by tensile, elongation, melt flow index, density, Shore hardness and Vicat softening temperature. Experiments showed that, in principle, it is possible to produce rotational moulding technology filled thermoplastics.</p></abstract>

The submitted article discusses rotational moulding technology and filled plastics. For testing, linear low density polyethylene filled with talc was used. The materials tested varied way of mixing the filler into the polymer. For the prepared samples were evaluated by tensile, elongation, melt flow index, density, Shore hardness and Vicat softening temperature. Experiments showed that, in principle, it is possible to produce rotational moulding technology filled thermoplastics.

Particle Filled Polyethylene Composites Used in the Technology of Rotational Moulding

Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

The submitted article discusses rotational moulding technology and filled plastics. For testing, linear low density polyethylene filled with talc was used. The...

Particle Filled Polyethylene Composites Used in the Technology of Rotational Moulding

Published Online: Mar 01, 2012

Page range: 9 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10186-011-0051-5

Keywords
rotational moulding, low-pressure, open-moulding, plastic-forming, particle composite, LLDPE, talc

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Particle Filled Polyethylene Composites Used in the Technology of Rotational Moulding

Published Online: Mar 01, 2012

Page range: 9 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10186-011-0051-5

Keywordsrotational moulding, low-pressure, open-moulding, plastic-forming, particle composite, LLDPE, talc

This content is open access.

Keywords
rotational moulding, low-pressure, open-moulding, plastic-forming, particle composite, LLDPE, talc