- Author
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Gunkel, F.
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Sporrer, A. N. J.
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Lim, G. T.
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Bangarusampath, D. S.
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Altstadt, V.
- Title
- Understanding Melt Rheology and Foamability of Polypropylene-based TPO Blends.
- Coporate
- Bayreuth Universita¤tsstraße 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Journal
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Journal of Cellular Plastics,
Vol. 44,
No. 4,
307-325,
July 2008
- Keywords
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polypropylene
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copolymers
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viscosity
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blends (fibers)
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rheology
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experiments
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resins
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morphology
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rubber
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foam (materials)
- Identifiers
- foam injection molding; ethylene/octene copolymer; viscosity and melt strength; foamability and melt rheology of PP-based TPO blends; Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); degree of crystallinity and crystallization temperature of as received and processed pure components; Foam Injection Molding (FIM); applied Tmelt values for the FIM experiments; parameters of the FIM experiments