In-situ fibrillation of Ny6/6 during processing of PP/Ny6/6 blends, slightly below the Ny6/6 melting temperature

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 44 B, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-515

  Zoldan, J ^a   Siegmann, A ^a   Narkis, M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extrusion compounding; Fibrillation; Injection; Polypropylene nylon 6 6 (PP NY)

Indexed keywords

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INJECTION MOLDING; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TENSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EXTRUSION COMPOUNDING; FIBRILLATION; MELTING TEMPERATURE; POLYPROPYLENE/ NYLON-6/6 (PP/NY);

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 23644462109     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-200064792     Document Type: Article

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