Rheology of long-chain randomly branched polybutadiene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 689-709

  Kasehagen, Leo J ^a   Macosko, Christopher W ^a   Trowbridge, Dave ^b   Magnus, Fred ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CREEP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSCILLATIONS; POLYBUTADIENES; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

BRANCHED SAMPLES; DIFUNCTIONAL CROSSLINKER; DYNAMIC MODULI; EQUILIBRIUM CREEP COMPLIANCE; HYDROSILATION REACTION; RANDOM BRANCHING; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0030194899     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550732     Document Type: Article

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