Influence of long-chain branching on the rheological behavior of polyethylene in shear and extensional flow

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 984-997

  Barroso, V C ^a   Maia, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; METAL MOLDING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

LONG-CHAIN BRANCHING (LCB); MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (MWD); POLYMER MELTS; VERY LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (VLDPE);

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 23844531508     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20356     Document Type: Article

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