Crystallization kinetics and solidified structure in iPP under high cooling rates

Polymer

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 307-318

  Coccorullo, I ^a   Pantani, R ^a   Titomanlio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Isotactic polypropylene; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; RESINS; SOLIDIFICATION;

MESOMORPHIC PHASES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENE; RESIN;

CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; RESIN;

ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; EVOLUTION; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PREDICTION;

EID: 0037159849     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00762-0     Document Type: Article

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