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Microscopical measurement of orientation of high‐impact polystyrene extruded sheet
Author(s) -
Giuffria Ruth
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1963.070070130
Subject(s) - polystyrene , microtome , materials science , copolymer , composite material , orientation (vector space) , polymer , optics , geometry , physics , mathematics
The polystyrene–butadiene copolymer particles in high‐impact polystyrene sheet respond to forces imposed on the sheet. Measurement of the ellipticity of these particles in thin microtome sections provides a measure of orientation of extruded sheet.