Melt-state elongational rheometry of mineral-filled polyethylene

Polymer Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-477

  Haworth, B ^a,b   Jumpa, S ^a   Miller, N A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Animal Production Technology and Fisheries   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; FATTY ACIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLTEN MATERIALS; ORGANIC COATINGS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS FILLERS; RHEOMETERS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MELT-STATE ELONGATIONAL RHEOMETRY; MOLAR MASS;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0033895047     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(99)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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