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A statistical analysis of the distribution of the tensile strength σ of ultra-oriented ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) film filaments has been performed in the framework of the Weibull model using the results obtained from a large number (50) of measurements. The UHMWPE film filaments have been produced by means of high-temperature multistage zone drawing of xerogels prepared from 1.5% UHMWPE solutions in decalin. The Weibull modulus has been determined for this type of materials. It has been shown that, for the ultimate draw ratio λ = 120, the average tensile strength is equal to 4.7 GPa, which is significantly higher than the tensile strength σ = 3.5 GPa for commercial gel-spun UHMWPE fibers manufactured by the DSM Company (The Netherlands) and the Honeywell International Incorporation (United States). It has been demonstrated that, for 20% of the specimens thus prepared, the tensile strength reaches record-high values σ = 5.2–5.9 GPa.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.M. Boiko, V.A. Marikhin, L.P. Myasnikova, O.A. Moskalyuk, E.I. Radovanova, 2016, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2016, Vol. 58, No. 10, pp. 2065–2068.
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Boiko, Y.M., Marikhin, V.A., Myasnikova, L.P. et al. Statistical analysis of the strength of ultra-oriented ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene film filaments in the framework of the Weibull model. Phys. Solid State 58, 2141–2144 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783416100103
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