Micro and macro injection molded parts of isotactic polypropylene/ polyethylene blends: Shear-induced crystallization behaviors and morphological characteristics

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-39

  Deng, Peng ^a   Liu, Kejun ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epitaxial crystallization; IPP HDPE blends; Isotactic polypropylene content; Morphology; Scale effect

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL INJECTION MOLDING; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; EPITAXIAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SCALE EFFECTS; SHEAR-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84887972266     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2013.763700     Document Type: Article

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