Transparency and dichroism of ultra-drawn UHMW-PE films in the visible wavelength range

C.W.M. Bastiaansen; H.W. Schmidt; T. Nishino; P. Smith

doi:10.1016/0032-3861(93)90526-G

Transparency and dichroism of ultra-drawn UHMW-PE films in the visible wavelength range

C.W.M. Bastiaansen
, H.W. Schmidt
, T. Nishino
, P. Smith

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The optical properties in the visible wavelength (400-800 nm) of soln.-cast, ultradrawn, ultrahigh-mol.-wt. polyethylene (UHMW-PE, Mw > 106 g mol-1) films were investigated. UHMW-PE films, drawn 30 times at 125 Deg, possess a rather low transmittance (40-60%) in the visible wavelength range. However, highly transparent films with a transmittance exceeding 90% are obtained by applying a surface coating to the films. Dichroism in the visible wavelength range can be generated in drawn UHMW-PE films by incorporating dichroic dyes. Certain dichroic dyes were found to orient during solid-state drawing. Dichroic UHMW-PE films with a dichroic ratio of 30 and an order parameter of 0.91 were produced. [on SciFinder (R)]

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3951-3954
Journal	Polymer
Volume	34
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-3861(93)90526-G
Publication status	Published - 1993

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Transparency and dichroism of ultra-drawn UHMW-PE films in the visible wavelength range

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