Quantitative assessment of strain hardening of low-density polyethylene melts by the molecular stress function model

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 779-793

  Wagner, Manfred H ^a   Yamaguchi, M ^b   Takahashi, M ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TOSOH CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CROSSLINKING; MACROMOLECULES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STRAIN HARDENING; STRESSES; VISCOSITY;

CHAIN SEGMENTS; COMPLEX BRANCHING TOPOLOGY; ELEOGATIONAL VISCOSITY; MOLECULAR STRESS FUNCTION MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT; STRAIN ENERGY; TUBULAR REACTORS;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0037860873     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1562155     Document Type: Article

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