External calibration in PA12 tube extrusion: Part I: On-line draw ratio measurement and lubrication estimate for determination of tensile properties

Aurélien Carin 1 Jean-Marc Haudin 1 Michel Vincent 1 Bernard Monasse 1 Gaëlle Bellet 2 David Silagy 2
1 CEMEF - Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux
2 CERDATO - Centre de recherche, développement, applications et technique de l'ouest
Abstract : In PA12 tube extrusion, calibration or sizing is the key step of the process that affects subsequent mechanical properties. The extruded tube is pulled through a cylindrical calibrator under vacuum. A water flow rate is applied at the inner side of the calibrator, creating a lubricant water layer at the polymer outer surface. The scope of this article is to show how this lubrication influences the elongation at break of tubes through drawing kinematics of the polymer. Lubricant water layer thickness measurements and on-line video recording have been employed to monitor the lubrication dependence of the velocity profiles from the extruder die to the end of calibrator. Velocities were measured through three independent innovative methods and thirty-two calibration conditions have been carried out to validate our work. Three main calibration parameters were found to determine the water layer thickness: the level of vacuum applied in the calibration tank, the water flow rate at the calibrator entrance, and the line speed. The influence of each parameter on lubrication level was found out. Simultaneously, the draw ratio in the calibration tank was deduced from velocity profiles. This parameter was found to affect tensile properties and to depend strongly on the level of lubrication during calibration. We showed quantitatively that using the water layer thickness leads to a diminution of the draw ratio in the calibration tank and an increase of the elongation at break. This implies that we are now able to optimize tensile properties by fitting the main calibration parameters to improve lubrication and restrict draw ratio in the calibration tank.
keyword : residual stress calibration
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Aurélien Carin, Jean-Marc Haudin, Michel Vincent, Bernard Monasse, Gaëlle Bellet, et al.. External calibration in PA12 tube extrusion: Part I: On-line draw ratio measurement and lubrication estimate for determination of tensile properties. International Polymer Processing, 2005, 20 (3), pp.Pages 296-304. ⟨hal-00574718⟩

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