Abstract

AbstractThe investigation involved the structure–property behavior of extruded cast films prepared from blends of thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyesters with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Data were obtained which showed not only the temperature dependence of the moduli and stress–strain behavior but also the orientation effects that must be prevalent in order to explain the differences between the moduli measured parallel and perpendicular to the extrusion direction. Only at high liquid crystal polymer (LCP) composition is the modulus particularly increased. The modulus enhancement with lower LCP content and utilization of process variables are discussed with respect to the induced morphological textures and nature of the process equipment. Specifically, the process variable extruder gear pump speed did not enhance Young's modulus at the same LCP content as extensively as did the process variable of extruder screw speed.

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