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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Low cost capillary rheometer and self-reinforcement module

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Author(s):
Augusto T. Morita [1] ; Mário S. Toma [2] ; Marco-Aurelio De Paoli [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] UNICAMP. Instituto de Química
[2] UNICAMP. Instituto de Química
[3] UNICAMP. Instituto de Química
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: POLIMEROS-CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA; v. 15, n. 1, p. 68-72, 2005-03-00.
Abstract

The results obtained with a capillary rheometer and die-drawing module, designed and assembled in our laboratory, are presented. The modules were connected to a universal stress-strain equipment, which is responsible for the movements and the data acquisition. The results obtained with the capillary module, assembled in this work, were comparable to those obtained with a commercial equipment. The low cost is one of the main advantages of the reported equipment. The die-drawing method was also capable of inducing a molecular orientation and enhancing the flexural properties of a polymer material in comparison to the non-reinforced sample. (AU)