Rheology of LCP/PET blends at solid and molten states of LCP

Applied Rheology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-160

  Hashmi, S A R ^a   Kitano, Takeshi ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

First normal stress difference; LCP PET blend; Rheological properties; Shear rate; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33746165106     PISSN: 14306395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/arh-2006-0011     Document Type: Article

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