Effects of microcrystallinity and morphology on physical aging and its associated effects on tensile mechanical and environmental stress cracking properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2906-2917

  Zhou, Hongxia ^a   Lofgren, Elizabeth A ^a   Jabarin, Saleh A ^a  

^a Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Enthalpy of relaxation; Environmental stress cracking; Physical aging; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Tensile mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING; PHYSICAL AGING; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); TENSILE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ENTHALPY; ETHYLENE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; THERMOPLASTICS;

STRESSES;

AGING; CRACKING; CRYSTALLINITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 64249148778     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.29822     Document Type: Article

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