Rheological scaling and modeling of shear-enhanced crystallization rate of polypropylene

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 305-316

  Chen, Qing ^a,b   Fan, Yurun ^a   Zheng, Qiang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Modeling of polymer crystallization; Polypropylene; Rotational rheometer; Shear induced crystallization

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; RHEOMETERS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33751204456     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-006-0117-z     Document Type: Article

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