Orientation of the α- and γ-modification of elastic polypropylene at uniaxial stretching

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3573-3586

  Boger, A ^a   Heise, B ^a   Troll, C ^a   Marti, O ^a   Rieger, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elastic polypropylene; Low crystalline; Metallocene catalysts; Orientation; Stretching; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELASTICITY; GAMMA RAYS; ORGANOMETALLICS; STRETCHING; X RAY SCATTERING;

ELASTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LOW CRYSTALLINE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 34547479902     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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