SynopsisThe effects of flow history, processing temperature, and exit draw ratio have been studied for a poly(vinylidene fluoride) resin. Quantification of the stress fields and flow kinematics were described in Part I while, in this publication, attention has been addressed to the evaluation of f i l m properties. Hot-stage and differential scanning colorimetry (DSC) analyses were used to characterize the thermal behavior; polarized light optical microscopy and electron microscopy were used to characterize the morphology; Fourier transform infrared (ITIR) and wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) were used to evaluate crystal structure; and mechanical testing was used to evaluate tensile properties. Extensional melt stresses on the order of 1.4 X lo6 dyne/cm2 were necessary to induce row-nucleated crystallization in undrawn samples, and in all cases, preorientation of the melt by extensional flow enhanced the efficiency of the a --f /3 transformation with drawing. The various transformations on drawing were as follows: unoriented a to oriented superheatable a phase for draw ratio (DR) < 5; transformation from a to /3 phase for 5 < DR I 25; transformation to more highly oriented a and /3 phases, DR > 25.