Physical characterization of commercial polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2757-2766

  Montoya, Mariano ^a   Tomba, J Pablo ^a   Carella, José M ^a   Gobernado Mitre, M Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Commercial thermoplastic elastomers; Physical characterization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CROSSLINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; ETHYLENE; PLASTICIZERS; PROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

COMMERCIAL THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS; DEFORMED STATES; DEGREE OF CROSSLINKING; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 7544251174     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.07.026     Document Type: Article

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