Influence of morphological factors on tensile properties in the pre-yield region of isotactic polypropylenes

Polymer Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-131

  Nitta, Koh Hei ^a   Yamaguchi, Naoto ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isotactic Polypropylene; Morphology; Spherulite; Tensile Properties

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

FIBROUS STRUCTURE; ISOTACTIC; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; SPHERULITE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 33645734854     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.38.122     Document Type: Article

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