Investigation of Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (EVA) by thermal analysis DSC and DMA

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-242

  Stark, W ^a   Jaunich, M ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Crystal melting; DMA; DSC; EVA; Glass transition; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING TEMPERATURES; DMA; DSC; ETHYLENE/VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMERS; EVA; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS DSC; VERY LOW TEMPERATURES;

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS; MELTING; THERMOANALYSIS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 79551541649     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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