Transcrystallinity in a polycarbonate(PC)/polyethylene(PE) blend prepared by gas-assisted injection molding: A new understanding of its formation mechanism

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 829-836

  Zheng, Guoqiang ^a,b   Yang, Wei ^a   Liu, Chuntai ^b   Yang, Mingbo ^a   Chen, Jingbo ^b   Li, Qian ^b   Shen, Changyu ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas assisted injection molding; Morphology; PC PE blend; Shear stress; Transcrystallinity

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORMING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MOLDING; MOLDS; PLASTIC MOLDS;

CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; FORMATION MECHANISMS; GAS-ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING; MORPHOLOGY; NON-ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; PC/PE BLEND; POLYCARBONATE (PC); POLYETHYLENE (PE); RELATIVE MOTIONS; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSCRYSTALLINITY; TRANSCRYSTALLIZATION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 50249117124     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340802216020     Document Type: Article

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