Crystallization and equilibrium melting behavior of poly(butylene terephthalate)/epoxy blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 307-323

  Kulshreshtha, Bhawna ^a   Ghosh, Anup K ^a   Misra, Ashok ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Epoxy resin; Equilibrium melting temperature; Hoffman Week plot; Interaction parameter; Poly(butylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CRYSTALLIZATION; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPOXY RESINS; EXTRAPOLATION; MELTING; MIXTURES; NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EQUILIBRIUM MELTING; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0037353725     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120017121     Document Type: Article

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