Estimation of polymer nucleation and growth rates by overall DSC crystallization rates

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-83

  Raimo, M ^a  

^a Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri   (Italy)

Author keywords

crystallization; differential scanning calorimetry; microscopy; microstructure; phase transformation kinetics; polymers

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; FUNCTION OF TIME; INPUT PARAMETER; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH MODEL; PHASE TRANSFORMATION KINETICS; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; REGIME ANALYSIS; SEM; SPHERULITE GROWTHS; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ACETAL RESINS; CALORIMETERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

EID: 78651100376     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.111     Document Type: Article

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