A shear rheometer for measuring shear stress and both normal stress differences in polymer melts simultaneously: The MTR 25

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 943-957

  Schweizer, Thomas ^a   Hostettler, Jürg ^a   Mettler, Fredy ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Edge fracture; First normal stress difference; Partitioned plate; Polymer melt; Rheometer; Second normal stress difference

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TORQUE;

EID: 54049120163     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0300-5     Document Type: Article

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