PROCEDURE

4.1 The screw speed, pelletize speed and temperature are first decided before the testing

is done.

4.2 The extruder machine is then switched on and the decided screw speed and

temperature is then set and wait until the temperature to heat up the machine.

4.3 The thermoplastic sample PE copolymer is then poured into the hopper.

4.4 The extrudate is cut for two times for an interval of 5 seconds and then it is cut again

after two minutes.

4.5 The melt pressure, melt temperature is recorded for every 10 min.

4.6 The extrudate is then put into the cutter to be cut into pellet and the pellet is then

weighed on the digital weight balance.

4.7 The flow rate is then calculated based on the formula:

weight
Flow Rate =
time

4.8 The die swell is then measured by using venier callipers.