Structure and properties for binary blends of isotactic-polypropylene with ethylene-α-olefin copolymer. 1. Crystallization and morphology

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 953-961

  Yamaguchi, Masayuki ^a   Miyata, Hiroshi ^b   Nitta, Koh Hei ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOSOH CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Ethylene 1 hexene copolymer; Miscibility; Morphology; Polymer blend; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; RUBBER; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ETHYLENE 1 HEXENE COPOLYMERS; INTERSPHERULITIC CONTACT REGION; INTRASPHERULITIC CONTACT REGION; ISOTHERMAL SPHERULITE GROWTH RATE; SPHERULITES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031118539     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19970430)35:6<953::AID-POLB10>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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