China Plastics ›› 2025, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 1-6.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2025.11.001

• Materials and Properties •    

Preparation and properties of uniaxially stretched poly(ethylene⁃co⁃tetrafluoroethylene) films

AN Lihong(), TU Yi, ZHANG Guizhen()   

  1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Technique and Equipment for Macromolecular Advanced Manufacturing,National Engineering Research Center of Novel Equipment for Polymer Processing,School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510640,China
  • Received:2024-11-19 Online:2025-11-26 Published:2025-11-21

Abstract:

Uniaxially stretched poly(ethylene⁃co⁃tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films were prepared to investigate the impact of processing parameters on their properties. The crystallinity, mechanical performance, and optical transparency of the films were characterized as functions of stretching temperature, stretching ratio, and heat⁃setting temperature. The results indicated that the stretching process promoted stress⁃induced crystallization, with the stretching ratio being the primary factor governing the increase in crystallinity, while the stretching temperature had a comparatively minor influence. The optimum stretching conditions, a ratio of 3 and a temperature of 120 ℃, produced a film with a crystallinity degree of 35.6 %, tensile strength of 106.4 MPa, longitudinal tear strength that was 1.9 times higher than the pristine film, and 90.1 % transmittance. Heat⁃setting at 220 ℃ for 5 minutes was determined to be optimal, resulting in additional increments in crystallinity degree (3.8 %) and tensile strength (9.3 MPa). Further extension of the heat⁃setting duration proved ineffective in enhancing the film properties.

Key words: poly(ethylene?tetrafluoroethylene), uniaxial stretching, translucency

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