Slow crack growth resistance in resin blends of chromium and metallocene catalyzed ethylene-hexene copolymers for pipe applications

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 925-933

  García, Rafael A ^a   Carrero, A ^a   Aroca, M ^b   Prieto, O ^b   Dominguez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPOLYMERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESINS;

LAMELLAR THICKNESS; RESIN BLENDS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 43949125231     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21038     Document Type: Article

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