Factors affecting extrudate swell and melt flow rate

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 163-169

  Wong, A C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Extrudate swell; L D ratio effects; Melt flow rate; Polyethylene; Temperature and load effects

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SWELLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EXTRUDATES;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032121336     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(98)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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