Direct observation of the deformation of isolated huge spherulites in isotactic polypropylene

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4889-4894

  Nitta, K H ^a   Takayanagi, M ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CRACKS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; QUENCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; SMECTIC MATRIX;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0348220643     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JMSC.0000004410.56145.f1     Document Type: Article

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