Thermoplastic Melt Rheology and Processing (Plastics Engineering)

Presents rheological data on a number of polymers, making use of the master curve approach to determine unified curves for each generic type of polymer. The text offers a step-by-step procedure for developing a spreadsheet computer program to obtain accurate thermoplastic rheograms at any temperature without using sophisticated rheometers. It includes possible correlations of melt flow index with various parameters involved in polymer manufacture, product fabrication and property evaluation.