Deformation of spherulitic polyethylene thin films

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 3675-3685

  Butler, M F ^a   Donald, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENES; STRAIN; THIN FILMS; TOUGHNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISENTANGLEMENT RESISTANCE; SOLUTION CASTING; SPHERULITES; TIE MOLECULE DENSITY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0031187927     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018642732686     Document Type: Article

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