Effect of an alpha-phase nucleating agent on the crystallization kinetics of a propylene/ethylene random copolymer at largely different supercooling

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 408, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-96

  Androsch, René ^a   Monami, Andrea ^b   Kucera, Jaroslav ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b University of Applied Sciences Merseburg   (Germany)

^c Polymer Institute Brno   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

A1. Crystallization; A1. Crystallization kinetics; A1. Nucleation; A2. Growth from melt; B2. Nucleating agent; B2. Polymers

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FROM MELTS; NUCLEATING AGENTS; RANDOM COPOLYMER;

EID: 84908030283     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2014.09.028     Document Type: Article

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