Crystallization of polymers from stressed melts

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Polymer Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-397

  Kumaraswamy, Guruswamy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Flow; Polymer crystallization; Processing; Shear

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESSING; RHEOLOGY; THERMOPLASTICS;

FLOW; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SHEAR;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33644975272     PISSN: 15321797     EISSN: 15329038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15321790500304171     Document Type: Review

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