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Suspension spinning of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

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This note deals with the preparation of ultra-high strength polyethylene filaments by suspension spinning and subsequent hot-drawing at 148 °C. Suspension spinning involves the flow of stabilized suspensions of high molecular weight polyethylene powder in a solvent mixture through a long heated tube. In the tube, which acts as the spinning apparatus, the polyethylene is dissolved after which the polymer solution is spun in air. Under appropriate conditions of spinning and hot-drawing monofilaments were produced with a tensile strength at break of 3.8 GPa and a Young's modulus of 124 GPa.

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  1. Department of Polymer Chemistry, State University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 16, NL-9747, AG Groningen, The Netherlands

    Jan Smook & Albert J. Pennings

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Smook, J., Pennings, A.J. Suspension spinning of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Polymer Bulletin 10, 291–297 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281938

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