Direct comparison of equibiaxial elongational viscosity measurements from lubricated squeezing flow and the MultiAxiales Dehnrheometer

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-17

  Guadarrama Medina, T ^a   Shiu, T Y ^a   Venerus, D C ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Equibiaxial elongation; Lubricated squeezing flow; Polymer melt

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LUBRICATION; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 58149195415     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0295-y     Document Type: Article

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