Abstract: A polyolefin plaque is made by hot compaction of an assembly of fibres of the oriented polymer. It has been found to be beneficial to subject the fibres to a prior crosslinking process. Hot compaction is then less temperature-sensitive and produces plaques with excellent hot strength properties. Preferably the fibres have been subjected to prior stages of irradiation and annealing, both in a non-oxidising environment, for example acetylene.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 21, 2003
Publication date:
June 17, 2004
Applicant:
BTG Internationl Limited
Inventors:
Richard Albert Jones, Ian MacMillan Ward, Peter John Hine, Mark James Bonner