Large amplitude oscillatory shear and uniaxial extensional rheology of blends from linear and long-chain branched polyethylene and polypropylene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 635-658

  Ahirwal, Deepak ^a,d   Filipe, Susana ^b   Neuhaus, Isabel ^c   Busch, Markus ^c   Schlatter, Guy ^d   Wilhelm, Manfred ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

^c Ernst Berl Institut für Technische Makromolekulare Chemie   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR STRESS;

BRANCHED POLYETHYLENES; DEFORMATION AMPLITUDE; LARGE AMPLITUDE OSCILLATORY SHEAR; MOLECULAR STRESS FUNCTIONS; NORMAL AND SHEAR STRESS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR FLOW; STRESS DECOMPOSITIONS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84896506494     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4867555     Document Type: Article

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