Rheo-kinetic measurements for the determination of stress-induced crystallinity in polyethylene terephthalate

Kwabena A. Narh, Evelyn Roa, Mark D. Saindon, Claude Cohen, Kuo K. Wang

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Abstract

We present experimental results conducted on polyethylene terephthalate, in order to obtain parameters for the simulation of flow-induced crystallization in injection molding. The experiments involve shearing the melt in a cone-and-plate rheometer, at a temperature below the melting point, followed by quenching, then measuring the stress-induced crystallinity by calorimetry. This approach enables us to investigate the combined effects of temperature, shearing time and shear stress on the crystallization of PET, subjected to shear flow.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages2932-2936
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 53rd Annual Technical Conference. Part 1 (of 3) - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: May 7 1995Oct 11 1995

Other

OtherProceedings of the 53rd Annual Technical Conference. Part 1 (of 3)
CityBoston, MA, USA
Period5/7/9510/11/95

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics

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