The Melt Die-Swell Behaviour during Capillary Extrusion of LDPE/PP Blends

Polymer Testing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-189

  Liang, J Z ^a   Ness, J N ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PLASTICS EXTRUDERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CAPILLARY RHEOMETER; SCREW EXTRUDERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032058147     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(97)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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