A study on physical aging of semicrystalline polyethylene terephthalate below the glass transition point

Journal of Applied Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 698-702

  Farhoodi, M ^a   Mousavi, S M ^a   Sotudeh Gharebagh, R ^a   Emam Djomeh, Z ^a   Oromiehie, A ^b   Mansour, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c Iranian Offshore Oil Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Endothermic peak; Enthalpy relaxation; Glass transition; Polyethylene terephthalate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901359409     PISSN: 16656423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/icat.16656423.2012.10.5.360     Document Type: Article

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