Nonlinear shear and extensional rheology of long-chain randomly branched polybutadiene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1303-1327

  Kasehagen, Leo J ^a,b   Macosko, Christopher W ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Organic Chemicals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYBUTADIENES; STRAIN HARDENING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

RANDOM BRANCHING; TROUTON RATIO;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032209396     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550892     Document Type: Article

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