ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
There are wide discrepancies in the literature values for the heat of fusion (ΔHu) of isotactic polypropylene. A study was therefore made of the variables affecting ΔHu as determined by differential thermal analysis. The results of this study show ΔHu for 100% “crystalline” polypropylene to be 2400 cal./mole repeating unit with 2σ = 300. The entropy of fusion is 5.4 e.u./repeating unit (2σ = 0.3). Thermal history, potential errors in sample-sensor contact as well as uncertainties in x-ray analysis for per cent crystallinity are discussed.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1964.070080618
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