Effect of draw ratio on the microstructure, thermal, tensile and dynamic rheological properties of insitu microfibrillar composites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1738-1747

  Jayanarayanan, Karingamanna ^a   Jose, Tomlal ^b   Thomas, Sabu ^c   Joseph, Kuruvilla ^d  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ST BERCHMANS COLLEGE   (India)

^c MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Draw ratio; Dynamic rheology; Microfibrillar composites; Morphology; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX VISCOSITIES; DRAW RATIO; DYNAMIC RHEOLOGY; IN-SITU; LOSS MODULUS; LOW FREQUENCIES; MELT-BLENDING; MICRO-FIBRILS; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITES; NON-ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATIONS; NUCLEATING EFFECTS; OPTIMIZED LEVELS; PET MICROFIBRILS; PP MATRIXES; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SEM IMAGES; STORAGE MODULUS; STRETCH RATIOS; TEREPHTHALATES;

BLENDING; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PLASTICITY; PUMPING PLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 65149097415     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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