Persian Gulf University Journal of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Technology 2383-2770 9 Number 1 2022 05 01 Effects of cast extrusion line speed on the crystallinity of LLDPE stretch films 1 7 149550 10.22034/jogpt.2022.269556.1089 EN Ali Yadegari Faculty of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 75169, Iran Hoda Bayazian Kunststofftechnik Paderborn (KTP), Paderborn University, Paderborn 33098, Germany Volker Schöppner Kunststofftechnik Paderborn (KTP), Paderborn University, Paderborn 33098, Germany Journal Article 2021 01 20 In this study, the influence of line speed on the crystallinity of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) stretch films manufactured in a cast extrusion line was examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). The multilayer LLDPE films were prepared at a wide range of line speeds. The DSC results showed that there was an increase in the crystallinity of films at higher line speeds. The crystallinity increased from 24.5 to 39.8 % while the line speed changed from 200 to 1000 m/min. Evaluating melting endotherms showed that the size of crystals was more uniform as the line speed increased. The crystallinity of films obtained from WAXD analysis exhibited the similar trend of DSC results, though their values were different. Additionally, there was a reduction in the crystal size calculated from WAXD data upon increasing the line speed. The observed increase in crystallinity and decrease in <br />crystal size were due to the enhanced flow induced crystallization (FIC) as a result of greater shear stresses the polymer melt encountered at higher line speeds. https://jogpt.pgu.ac.ir/article_149550_eefe8bf75f07ab170786493e4d876b5f.pdf