Miscibility, mechanical and thermal properties of melt-mixed poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/polypropylene blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 827-833

  Lin, San Wai ^a   Cheng, Yao Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blends; Isotatic polypropylene; Miscibility; Poly(tri methylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI EQUATIONS; BLENDS; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ISOTATIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MELTING BEHAVIOR; MISCIBILITY; POLY(TRI-METHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLYPROPYLENE BLENDS; SEM; TRIMETHYLENE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; PUMPING PLANTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; ELONGATION; KINETICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER BLEND; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 70449433323     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902994888     Document Type: Article

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