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This type of additive has many overlapping properties; Certain materials, such as glass, may be used as a reinforcer in one case and as a filler in another. Amplifiers are commonly known as additives that increase mechanical properties (such as tensile strength). Fillers are additives that add volume to the polymer and are commonly used […]

Low linear density polyethylene (LLDPE) is a branch of HDPE that is synthesized in a similar way, except that LLDPE contains higher grade monomers such as hexane or octane. Bonding of commonomers in a chain creates short-chain branches that have a certain length. By controlling the number of chain nodes through the commonomer type, the […]

High density polyethylene (HDPE) is synthesized in a very different way compared to LDPE granules. Thus linear chains are created. In fact, HDPE is generally the result of polymerization with a small amount of comonomers, which ultimately forms a series of short-chain branches that are mainly aligned with the main chain to produce a polymer […]

Polyethylene is often classified based on density. Density is the mass per unit volume. As each polymer changes from a molten solid to a solid, a number of chains may be arranged in much more regular order. This happens to molecules that have long, repetitive parts. Crystallization does not occur in parts with irregular patterns, […]