Elongational crystallization of isotactic polypropylene forms nano-oriented crystals with ultra-high performance

Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 464-473

  Okada, Kiyoka N ^a,b   Washiyama, Jun Ichiro ^c   Watanabe, Kaori ^b   Sasaki, Sono ^d   Masunaga, Hiroyasu ^d   Hikosaka, Masamichi ^a,b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c SunAllomer Ltd   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Elongation; Isotactic polypropylene; Nano; SAXS; WAXS

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL VALUE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH THERMAL; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LATERAL SIZES; MELT ELONGATION; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; ORIENTED CRYSTALS; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; SUPERCOOLED MELT; SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY; TEM; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE;

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELONGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER MELTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMELTING; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 77953625241     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.35     Document Type: Article

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