Processing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by hot isostatic pressing, and the effect of processing parameters on its microstructure

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1848-1857

  Gul, Rizwan M ^a   Mcgarry, Frederick J ^b  

^a GIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; DEFECTS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLE BOUNDARIES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURES; RAM EXTRUSIONS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 9144246324     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20186     Document Type: Article

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