Abstract
AbstractIn this study, polypropylene (PP) films containing the β nucleating agent,N,N′‐dicyclohexyl‐2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxamide, were prepared using PP with three different molecular weights (low, medium, and high) by extrusion process with T‐shaped die. The structure and morphology of the films were studied after stretching. It was found that a unique molecular orientation, in which both thec‐axis and crystalline lamellae were oriented perpendicular to the flow direction, was formed in all undrawn film samples, irrespective of the molecular weights of the PP. In the PP sheets stretched in the machine direction, the low‐molecular‐weight sample containing the nucleating agent exhibited brittle properties owing to a lack of tie chains in the stretching direction. In contrast, cavitation was prominent in the medium (M‐PP)‐ and high (H‐PP)‐molecular‐weight samples. Notably, M‐PP containing the nucleating agent, with a high degree of molecular orientation, promoted the formation of a large number of voids. In H‐PP containing the nucleating agent, the presence of numerous tie chains inhibited cavitation, resulting in fewer voids. The experimental results demonstrated the influence of the molecular weight on the void structure, which will be useful in the field of microporous membranes.
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