Document Abstract
ANTEC Papers: 2002
Rotational Moulding of a Dicyclopentadiene Reactive Liquid Polymer
N. Corrigan, E. Harkin-Jones and R.J. Crawford Dept. of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5AH
To date, powdered resins remain the main form of raw material used in the rotational moulding industry. However, in recent years interest has grown in the use of reactive liquid polymers as alternative materials. Reactive liquid systems offer the potential of engineering polymers which have previously proved difficult to rotomould in the powdered form, as well as significant reductions in cycle time. This paper investigates the potential of Dicyclopentadiene as a rotomoulding material. Rheological analysis and uniaxial moulding techniques, which have been used to develop a suitable material formulation for use in the rotational moulding process, are described.