Influence of molecular parameters on the stress dependence of viscous and elastic properties of polypropylene melts in shear

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-63

  Resch, Julia A ^a   Kaschta, Joachim ^a   Wolff, Friedrich ^a   Münstedt, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular structure; Polypropylene; Steady state elastic compliance; Stress dependence; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751591696     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0502-5     Document Type: Article

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