The role of impact modifiers on TPOs requiring high melt strength

SPE Automotive TPO Global Conference 2004 - Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 299-310

  Walton, Kim L ^a   Laughner, Michael K ^a   Gisler, E Scott ^a  

^a DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT MODIFIERS; MELT STRENGTH; OLEFIN COPOLYMERS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BLOW MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 30644468241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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