Relationships between molecular structure and sharkskin defect for linear polymers

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 127-135

  Allal, Ahmed ^a   Lavernhe, A ^a   Vergnes, B ^b   Marin, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Griffith theory; Sharkskin defect; Surface cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

GRIFFITH THEORY; LINEAR POLYMERS; SHARKSKIN DEFECT;

EXTRUSION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33645097647     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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