Processing and characterization of solid and foamed injection-molded polylactide with talc

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-374

  Ameli, Aboutaleb ^a   Jahani, Davoud ^a   Nofar, Mohammadreza ^a   Jung, Peter U ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cell morphology; crystallinity; fine celled foam; Injection foam molding; PLA; tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CELL MORPHOLOGY; CRYSTALLINITIES; FOAMING PROPERTIES; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; PLA; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; STRUCTURAL UNIFORMITY; TOUGHENING EFFECTS;

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; CYTOLOGY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); POLYESTERS; SCREWS; TALC; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VOID FRACTION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84879557901     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X13481993     Document Type: Article

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