Why C1 = 16-17 in the WLF equation is physical - And the fragility of polymers

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 1997, Pages 6261-6266

  Angell, C A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Polymer fragility; WLF parameters

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

VOGEL TAMMANN FULCHER (VTF) EQUATION; WILLIAMS LANDEL FERRY (WLF) EQUATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0031359176     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)00201-2     Document Type: Article

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