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Effect of copolyether‐ester additives on the melt rheology of polyoxymethylene
Author(s) -
Gale David M.
Publication year - 1980
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.1980.070251009
Subject(s) - polyoxymethylene , rheology , shear thinning , materials science , newtonian fluid , chemical engineering , melt flow index , molar mass distribution , polymer chemistry , copolymer , polymer science , composite material , polymer , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
Small amounts of low‐molecular‐weight copolyether‐ester additives were shown to augment shear thinning in polyoxymethylene melts. Non‐Newtonian flow increased with the decreasing molecular weight of the additive. Mechanistic implications are discussed.