Temperature dependence of the rigid amorphous fraction in poly(ethylene terephthalate)

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-68

  Righetti, Maria Cristina ^a   Laus, Michele ^b   Di Lorenzo, Maria Laura ^c  

^a AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chain mobility; Interphase; Rigid amorphous fraction; Three phase model

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; ETHYLENE; HEATING RATE; ISOTHERMS; MELTING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

CHAIN MOBILITY; INTERPHASE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) (PET); RIGID-AMORPHOUS FRACTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THREE PHASE MODEL;

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84903995596     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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