Improved Thermodynamic Approach for Predicting the ESC Behavior of Polycarbonate in Binary Liquid Mixtures

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2155-2161

  Arnold, J C ^a   Taylor, J E ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rapra Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crazing; Environmental stress cracking; Mixtures; Polycarbonate; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; ENTHALPY; ETHANOL; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

BENZYL ALCOHOL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; HILDEBRAND SOLUBILITY PARAMETER; TRIMETHYLHEXANOL;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 0033102441     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19990328)71:13<2155::aid-app5>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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