Thermal Decomposition Behavior of Main-Chain Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Vectra A-950, B-950, and Xydar SRT-900

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2195-2207

  Jin, Xing ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Liquid crystalline polymers; TGA FTIR; Thermal degradation; Vectra; Xydar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042227396     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19990912)73:11<2195::AID-APP17>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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