Andrea Paola Balderrama Aguilar

Ms. Andrea Paola Balderrama Aguilar


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 October 2021 in Polymers
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César Leyva-PorrasCésar Leyva-Porras
César Leyva-Porras
AAAndrea Paola Balderrama Aguilar
Andrea Paola Balderrama Aguilar
YEYael Estrada-Ávila
Yael Estrada-Ávila
IEIñaki Espelosín-Gómez
Iñaki Espelosín-Gómez
MONICA ELVIRA MENDOZA DUARTEMONICA ELVIRA MENDOZA DUARTE
MONICA ELVIRA MENDOZA DUARTE
Iván Alziri Estrada-MorenoIván Alziri Estrada-Moreno
Iván Alziri Estrada-Moreno
Due to its relatively simple structure, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) can be considered as a model polymer for the study of its properties. Herein, the effect of processing variables on the microstructure and crystallinity of injection-molded LDPE specimens was quantitatively determined. The polymer was injected at different temperature conditions in the barrel and the mold. The specimens were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. With the data obtained, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out, and response surface graphs (SRP) were constructed to quantify and to observe the behavior of the processing variables, respectively. Different models were obtained to predict the effect of the experimental factors on the response variables. The results showed that the interaction of the two temperatures has the greatest effect on the size of the spherulite, while the temperature of the mold affects the crystallinity. The SRP showed different behaviors: for the spherulite, the size increases with the mold temperature, while for the crystallinity, higher values were observed at an intermediate mold temperature and a low melt temperature. The results presented herein are valuable for setting empirical relations between the microstructure, crystallinity, and the molding conditions of LDPE.