sample but reflects the input of several panel members 5 tensile peak elongation and tea were evaluated by breaking a one inch by seven inch long sample generally following astm d1682 64 the one inch cut strip test the instrument cross head speed was set at 5 inches per minute and the gauge length was set at 5 inches per minute the strip tensile strength reported as grams per centimeter is generally the average of at least 8 measurements peak elongation is the percent increase in length noted at maximum tensile strength tea total tensile energy absorption is calculated from the area under the stress strain curve generated during the strip tensile test a control fiber was made by introducing 100 dow lldpe 2500 55 mi 0 923 density to a feed hopper of a spinning system equipped with an extruder a gear pump to control polymer flow at 0 75 gram per minute per hole and a spinneret with 34 holes of l d 4 1 and a diameter of 0 2 mm spinning was carried out using a melt temperature in the extruder of 215 u00b0 c and a pack melt temperature of 232 u00b0 c after air quench the resulting filaments were drawn down at a filament speed of approximately 1985 m min using an air aspiration gun operating at 100 psig to yield a denier of 3 01 and denier standard deviation.