Crystal morphology of strained ultra high molecular weight polyethylenes

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 629-637

  Collins, Maurice N ^a   Dalton, Eric ^a   Schaller, Barbara ^a   Leahy, J J ^a   Birkinshaw, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crystallography; Morphology; Polyethylene; Small angle X ray scattering (SAXS); Wide angle X ray scattering (WAXS)

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTAL PERFECTION; LINEAR POLYMERS; LOW STRAINS; MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS; MONOCLINIC PHASE; MONOCLINIC STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; OVALITY; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; TENSILE BEHAVIOUR; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

CAVITATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84859931644     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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