Effect of annealing time on the self-nucleation behavior of semicrystalline polymers

• Published in: Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics Vol. 44; no. 12; pp. 1738 - 1750
• Main Authors: Lorenzo, Arnaldo T., Arnal, María L., Sánchez, Johan J., Müller, Alejandro J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.06.2006; Wiley
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Crystallization; Exact sciences and technology; memory effect; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; poly(ε-caprolactone); polypropylene; Properties and characterization; self-nucleation; stress relaxation; Nucleation; self-nucleation; Propylene polymer; polypropylene; Semicrystalline polymer; Experimental study; stress relaxation; Transformation temperature; Melt crystallization; poly(ε-caprolactone); Thermal history; Isotactic polymer; Temperature range; Polycaprolactone; Memory effect; Comparative study

It is widely known that when a polymer is heated just above its melting point and is kept at a given temperature (denoted Ts) for a short time, when it is cooled down its nucleation density increases and its peak crystallization temperature shifts to higher temperatures, as detected for instance by...