Effects of processing parameters on flow-induced crystallization of iPP in microinjection molding

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2227-2241

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Guo, Chao ^a   Wu, Xian ^a   Liu, Fanghui ^a   Qian, Xinyuan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

modification; crystalline orientation; isotactic polypropylene; microinjection molding; polymorphism; processing parameters

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION ORIENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; FLAT PLATE; FLOW-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION TIME; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LONGITUDINAL SECTION; MICRO PART; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; MOLD TEMPERATURES; ORIENTATION FUNCTION; POLYMER PROCESSING; PROCESSING CONDITION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SEM ANALYSIS; SHISH-KEBAB STRUCTURES; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMMINUTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLDING; MOLDS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84863057855     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.562839     Document Type: Article

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