Effects of orientation on mechanical properties of uniaxially oriented polystyrene films

Polymer

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 8005-8011

  De Francesco, A ^a   Duckett, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Molecular weight; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS TRANSITION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYSTYRENES; TENSILE STRESS; YIELD STRESS;

DRAW RATIOS; ORIENTATION; POLYSTYRENE FILMS; TENSILE YIELD STRESS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; FILM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORY; YOUNG MODULUS;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 5644280010     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.09.033     Document Type: Article

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