Reducing Curl in Multilayer Blown Film: Experimental Results, Model Development, and Application to a Cereal Liner Film

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-54

  Morris, Barry A ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blown film; Cereal liner; Coextruded; Crystallinity; Curl; Differential shrinkage; EVOH; HOPE; Ionomer; LDPE; LLDPE; Model; Multilayer; Nylon; PVT data; Ra1dius of curvature; Sealant; Stiffness; Thickness; Tie

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IONOMERS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NYLON POLYMERS; QUENCHING; SHRINKAGE;

BLOWN FILMS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 0242608643     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875608703038032     Document Type: Article

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