The rotational molding of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 410-423

  Scribben, Eric ^a   Baird, Donald ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COALESCENCE; CRYOGENICS; ROTATIONAL MOLDING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

MATERIAL DENSITY; POLYMER POWDER; SHEAR RATE; STORAGE VESSELS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 16244421036     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20276     Document Type: Article

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