Enhanced melt strength and stretching of linear low-density polyethylene extruded under strong slip conditions

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-286

  de Jesús, Teresita ^a   Guadarrama Medina, T J ^a   Pérez González, José ^a   de Vargas, Lourdes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Extrudate swell; Linear low density polyethylene; Melt strength; Slip; Stretching

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 12144269497     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-004-0409-0     Document Type: Article

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