Analysis of the thermal environment inside the furnace of a dynamic mechanical analyser

Polymer Testing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-481

  Alves, N M ^a   Mano, J F ^a   Gomez Ribelles J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calibration; DMA; Polymeric samples; Temperature correction; Thermal gradients; TMA

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FURNACES; MELTING; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

THREE-POINT BENDING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0037409598     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(02)00134-4     Document Type: Article

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