Correlation Between Structural and Dynamic-Mechanical Transitions of Different Syndiotactic Polypropylene Polymorphs

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-363

  Guadagno, Liberata ^a   D'Aniello, Concetta ^a   Naddeo, Carlo ^a   Vittoria, Vittoria ^a   Romano, Gennaro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical behavior; Polymorph; Syndiotactic polypropylene; Trans planar mesophase

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE COMPOSITION; QUENCHING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL TRANSITIONS; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; TRANS-PLANAR MESOPHASE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 2142654400     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120029774     Document Type: Article

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