| Abstract: | ![]()
Differential scanning calorimetry is employed to study the crystallization kinetics of two commercial injection-molding high-density polyethylene resins. Also, polarized light microscopy has been used to elucidate the morphological structures formed at various crystallization conditions. Corrections and operating procedures are recommended in order to correct for temperature lag in scanning, transient response during isothermal crystallization and for thermal gradients within the polymer sample. As a result of these studies, a modified Avrami equation has been proposed in order to obtain a more extensive and reliable characterization of isothermal crystallization kinetics. Moreover, a procedure is recommended and employed to predict nonisothermal crystallization behavior on the basis of isothermal crystallization kinetics. |
