Investigation of the multiple melting behaviour of a PTT by DSC and polarized light optical microscopy

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 631-639

  Singfield, Kathy L ^a   Djogbenou, Nancy B ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banded spherulites; DSC; Multiple melting; Polarized light optical microscopy; Poly(trimethylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MELTING; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THIN FILMS;

DEPOLARIZED LIGHT INTENSITY (DLI); POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PTT); SPHERULITIC MATERIALS; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33845422356     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-006-7718-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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