Linear and nonlinear shear flow behavior of monodisperse polyisoprene melts with a large range of molecular weights

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 801-835

  Auhl, Dietmar ^a   Ramirez, Jorge ^a   Likhtman, Alexei E ^b   Chambon, Pierre ^c   Fernyhough, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linear rheology; Nonlinear shear flow; Polyisoprene; Shear stress overshoot; Tube model

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; POLYISOPRENES; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

LINEAR RHEOLOGY; NONLINEAR SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS OVERSHOOT; TUBE MODELS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 43049136255     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2890780     Document Type: Article

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