Influence of β nucleation on the mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene and rubber modified isotactic polypropylene

Keywords: polypropylene ; toughening ; beta phase Reference LTC-ARTICLE-2002-005doi:10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00135-0View record in Web of Science URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00323861 Record created on 2006-06-26, modified on 2016-08-08

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