Correlation between rheological behaviour in uniaxial elongation and film blowing properties of various polyethylenes

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-22

  Münstedt, Helmut ^a   Steffl, Thomas ^b   Malmberg, Anneli ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Teadit International   (Austria)

^c Borealis Polymers AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bubble stability; Elongational rheology; Film blowing; Homogeneity of film thickness; Polyethylene; Strain hardening; Take up force

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 26444576481     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0435-6     Document Type: Article

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