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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1976
Ival O Salyer, Dayton, OH (US);
Charles J North, West Carrollton, OH (US);
Monsanto Research Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Large void-free castings of polyethylene can be made by blending high density polyethylene pellets with low density polyethylene powder, followed by heating to above the melting point of the low density polyethylene and below, or only slightly above, the melting point of the high density polyethylene. Flame proofing additives, crosslinking agents and other materials can be readily incorporated into the blend before fusing. The mixture of high density and low density polyethylene significantly reduces the amount of shrinkage which takes place during the cooling from the melting temperature to ambient temperature. The low density polyethylene should have a sufficiently low melt viscosity so that it will flow under small pressures above the melting temperature.