| Abstract: | Auxetic materials are those exhibiting negative Poisson's ratio (ν) behavior. Polymeric auxetic extruded products in the form of cylinders and fibers have previously been reported. This article reports the successful production of auxetic polypropylene films (～0.15‐mm thick) using a melt extrusion process. Video extensometry and tensile testing techniques have been used to measure the in‐plane Poisson's ratios and Young's moduli of the auxetic film, both on an Instron tensile testing machine and a Deben microtensile testing machine. The film is elastically anisotropic with the Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus along the extrusion (x) direction being νxy = ?1.12 ± 0.06 and Ex = 0.34 ± 0.01GPa, respectively, while the Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus in the transverse (y) direction to the extrusion direction are νyx = ?0.77 ± 0.01 and Ey = 0.20 ± 0.01GPa, respectively. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 45:517–528, 2005. © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers |
