Steady state and transient rheological behavior of mesophase pitch, Part I: Experiment

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-174

  Cato, Anthony D ^b   Edie, Dan D ^a   Harrison, Graham M ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b FLUOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS; MESOPHASE PITCH;

ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 30344446236     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1835337     Document Type: Article

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