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The hot compaction of polyethylene terephthalate

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A process is described for the successful compaction of polyethylene terephthalate fibres. The measurement of mechanical properties shows that a very high proportion of the original fibre properties are retained and that the compacted samples have a good degree of coherence. Electron microscopy studies of suitably etched samples reveals the effect of the compaction temperature on the structure of the compacted samples.

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  1. IRC in Polymer Science and Technology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK

    J. Rasburn, P. J. Hine & I. M. Ward

  2. Physics Department, University of Reading, RG6 2AF, Reading, UK

    R. H. Olley, D. C. Bassett & M. A. Kabeel

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Rasburn, J., Hine, P.J., Ward, I.M. et al. The hot compaction of polyethylene terephthalate. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 30, 615–622 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356319

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