Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Materials Letters, Volume 57, Number 2,
Source : Materials Letters, Volume 57, Number 2, p.475 - 480 (2002)
Url : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X02008157
Keywords : Activation energy, Melt elasticity, nylon, polystyrene, scanning electron microscopy
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Biotechnology
Year : 2002
Abstract : Nylon 6 (PA 6) is blended with polystyrene (PS), so as to reduce the moisture absorption and hence to impart dimensional stability to the polymer. The melt elastic properties of the blends including die swell, principal normal stress difference and recoverable shear strain have been analysed. The temperature sensitivity of the flow behaviour of the blends is studied using Arrhenius plots.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Sobha V. Nair, Oommen, Z., and Sabu Thomas, “Melt elasticity and flow activation energy of nylon 6/polystyrene blends”, Materials Letters, vol. 57, pp. 475 - 480, 2002.