Physical ageing in poly(ethylene terephthalate) - its influence on cold crystallisation

Authors
McGonigle, EA Daly, JH Gallagher, S Jenkins, SD Liggat, JJ Olsson, I Pethrick, RA
Citation
Ea. Mcgonigle et al., Physical ageing in poly(ethylene terephthalate) - its influence on cold crystallisation, POLYMER, 40(17), 1999, pp. 4977-4982
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
POLYMER
ISSN journal
00323861 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
17
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4977 - 4982
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(199908)40:17<4977:PAIPT->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The relationship between the crystallisation behaviour and physical ageing history of poly(ethylene terephthalate) is reported. It is shown that short term ageing can enhance the subsequent rate of crystallisation, but longer ageing times can retard the crystallisation process. It is suggested that physical ageing favours the formation of ordered domains. (C) 1999 Publishe d by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.