Melt rheology and extrudate swell of sodium chloride-filled low-density polyethylene: Effects of content and size of salt particles

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-195

  Dangtungee, Rapeephun ^a   Supaphol, Pitt ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Capillary rheometry; Extrudate swell; Low density polyethylene; Melt rheology

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY RHEOMETRY; EXTRUDATE SWELL; L/D RATIO; MELT RHEOLOGY; RATE OF CHANGE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SALT CONTENT; SHEAR RATES;

ELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR STRESS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 75749154954     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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