A Study of Equilibrium Melting of Polyethylene

Macromolecules

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 906-913

  Wunderlich, Bernhard ^a   Czornyj, George ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0000877714     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma60059a006     Document Type: Article

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