Measuring crystallization kinetics of high density polyethylene by improved hot-stage polarized light microscopy

Polymer Testing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Krumme, Andres ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cooling rate; Euclidean Distance Map; High density polyethylene; Hot stage; Image analysis; Isothermal crystallization kinetics; Polarized light microscopy; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINETIC THEORY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0242692379     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(03)00058-8     Document Type: Article

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