WO1997043478A3 - Polymeric strands with enhanced tensile strength, nonwoven webs including such strands, and methods for making same - Google Patents

Polymeric strands with enhanced tensile strength, nonwoven webs including such strands, and methods for making same Download PDF

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WO1997043478A3
WO1997043478A3 PCT/US1997/007173 US9707173W WO9743478A3 WO 1997043478 A3 WO1997043478 A3 WO 1997043478A3 US 9707173 W US9707173 W US 9707173W WO 9743478 A3 WO9743478 A3 WO 9743478A3
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Abstract

A melt-extrudable polymeric strand with enhanced tensile strength formed by extruding a melt-extrudable polymer while subjecting a portion of the polymer to ultrasonic energy. The melt-extrudable polymeric strand has a tenacity which is from about 1.5 to about 3 times the tenacity of an otherwise identical strand not made by applying ultrasonic energy to a portion of the melt-extrudable polymer while the melt-extrudable polymer is extruded. Desirably, the strand has a tenacity within a range from about 0.3 to about 0.9g/denier. In a method for making such a strand, a molten melt-extrudable polymer is extruded through a die assembly, ultrasonic energy is applied to a portion of the melt-extrudable polymer within the chamber and without applying ultrasonic energy to the die tip, while an extrusion exit orifice receives melt-extrudable polymer from an extrusion chamber, and the extruded polymer is attenuated to form a strand. The extrusion of the melt-extrudable polymer and the excitation of the means for applying ultrasonic energy are controlled such that the strand has the above-described tenacity. A nonwoven web comprises the strands with enhanced tensile strength.
PCT/US1997/007173 1996-05-10 1997-04-28 Polymeric strands with enhanced tensile strength, nonwoven webs including such strands, and methods for making same WO1997043478A2 (en)

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