Stamicarbon B.v.

Dyneema V.o.f.

Cornelis W Bastiaansen

Henricus E Meijer

Pieter J Lemstra

Zaheer Bashir

Lambert H Van Unen

Robert Kirschbaum

Willibrordus M Pontenagel

Yasuo Ohta

Frans Heffels

Jan K Pieterse

Geert N Waagen

Hiroshige Sugiyama

Thin self-supporting inorganic green compacts and process for the

A process for the manufacture of filaments, tapes and films that possess a shish-kebab morphology. This is effected in that for instance UHMW PE after extrusion is stretched at a temperature between the melting temperature (Tm) and a critical temperature (Tc) and subsequently cooled in stressed condition. The stretching rate is between 0.1 and 10 [sec.].sup.-1.

Process for the preparation of continuous objects of plastics

Process for preparing polyethylene articles of high tensile strength and

A process for the manufacture of filaments, tapes and films that possess a shish kebab morphology. This is effected in that for instance UHMW PE after extrusion is stretched at a temperature between the melting temperature (Tm) and a critical temperature (Tc) and subsequently cooled in stressed condition. The stretching rate is between 0.1 and 10 sec..sup.-1.

Process for the preparation of continuous objects of plastic

An ultrastretchable polymer material is prepared starting from polyolefine particles with a low entanglement density and a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.w) higher than 400,000, the particles being densified to a coherent material together with a process auxiliary material at an elevated temperature, but below the melting point of the pure polyolefine. From this ultrastretchable material, objects with a high tensile strength and a high modulus can be produced by stretching it, for instance, at a temperature which is at most 70.degree. C. below the temperature at which the polyolefine melts under the prevailing conditions, if desired after removal of the process auxiliary agent present in it.

Process for the preparation of ultrastretchable polymer material,

A process is described for the preparation of highly stretchable high-molecular weight polyolefin gel articles and polyolefin gel articles prepared therefrom having combined high tensile strength and high modulus, wherein an initial shaped article of the polyolefin is exposed to or contacted with a swelling agent to form an intermediate swollen article, which is then converted to the gel state and then subsequently subjected to stretching at up to relatively high draw ratios.

Process for preparing polyolefin gel articles as well as for preparing

High strength and modulus articles, such as filaments, fibers, tapes, films, tubes, bars or profiles, are prepared by irradiating a solid, particular, lamellar, disentangled polyethylene with a Mw&gt;4.times.10.sup.5, transforming this polyethylene above the melt temperature into an article, cooling said article to below the melting point and stretching it in several steps at rising temperature but below the melting point of the article. Advantages are i.a. the lower costs compared with the known processes, such as solid state extrusion or thermoreversible gelation.

Process for producing polyethylene articles having a high tensile

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