Nucleation of crystallization in isotactic polypropylene and polyoxymethylene with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) particles

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1436-1445

  Masirek, Robert ^a   Piorkowska, Ewa ^a  

^a CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Isotactic polypropylene; Nucleation; Poly(tetrafluoroethylene); Polyoxymethylene

Indexed keywords

ALL-POLYMER SYSTEM; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; NEAT POLYMER; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION OF CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE AGGREGATES; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES;

ACETAL RESINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEATION; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 77953617862     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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