Annealing-induced crystalline structure and mechanical property changes of polypropylene random copolymer

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 3100-3108

  Chen, Jing Wei ^a   Dai, Jian ^a   Yang, Jing Hui ^a   Huang, Ting ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; POLYPROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMERS; RELAXATION BEHAVIORS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; WIDE ANGLE XRAY DIFFRACTION;

ADDITIVES; COPOLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84888165910     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.332     Document Type: Article

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