Mixing ratios obtained using screw disc and screw extruders,and selected properties of mixture of reglanulate and original material

Abstract

Experimental effect of a screw disc clearance size on the homogenisation level and the mechanical properties of extrudate obtained using the mixture of original low density polyethylene (LDPE) and commercial LDPE recyclate were discussed in the present paper. For the purpose of experiments a screw disc extruder was applied. Some tensile tests results and photographs of the extrudate cross-sections obtained at different clearance settings were presented. The results show that the mixing in the conical screw disc zone was carried out more thoroughly than in a helical channel of a single screw extruder. Plasticising in the disc zone of a screw disc extruder makes it possible to obtain extrudate with better properties than in the case of classical extrusion.