Morphology and transport parameters of cold-rolled low-density polyethylene

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Abstract
Sheets of low-density polyethylene were rolled at room temperature. Samples with two different degrees of rolling were obtained. The structural changes induced by the rolling treatments were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and by analyzing the transport properties. Results suggest that in the analyzed range of deformation, the rolling induces a domain structure as a consequence of a nonhomogeneous distribution of the deformation. At lower local deformation the initial morphology is still present, while at higher deformation clumps of folded chains oriented along the rolling directions are observable. The transport properties indicate that the rolling treatment reduces the molecular mobility in the amorphous phase.

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