On the interfacial energy of extended-chain crystals from polyethylene melt by revised flory equations of fusion

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1293-1303

  Hoei, Yoshio ^a   Moteki, Yoshihiro ^b   Shackleton, John S ^c  

^a S and S Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Japan Polyolefins Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Schill and Seilacher (GmbH and Co)   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bulk isothermal crystallization; Extended chain crystals; Interfacial free energy; Low molecular weight linear polyethylene; Revision of Flory's theory of fusion

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MELTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCRYSTALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLORY'S THEORY OF FUSION;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032098260     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199806)36:8<1293::AID-POLB4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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