Abstract
This work aims to experimentally and theoretically study the effects of normal molecular weight polymers (NMWP) such as high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polypropylene as processing aids on the morphology and rheological behavior of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). As is shown by scanning electron microscope observations, rheological measurements, and dissipative particle dynamics simulations, formation of a lubricating phase between the UHMWPE particles is responsible for the viscosity reduction of the UHMWPE. Besides, phase diagram studies on the UHMWPE/NMWP blend suggest that the optimum composition ratio of the blends lies in their composition-sensitive region when the parameter χ and molecular weight of each component are fixed at low shear rates. Meanwhile, the optimum range of parameter χ is above but close to the corresponding binodal curve at high shear rates.
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