Nature

Structure and mechanical anisotropy of injection-molded polypropylene with a plywood structure

Injection-molded isotactic polypropylene (PP) containing a small amount of the β-nucleating agent N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide exhibits a unique molecular orientation that is similar ...
Nature

Structure and molecular mobility of nascent isotactic polypropylene powders

The detailed structure and molecular mobility of nascent isotactic polypropylene (iPP) powder was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ...
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New composite structure boosts polypropylene’s low-temperature toughness

(a) Plots of notched impact strength versus temperature for the PPM/HDPE composites with different HDPE contents. The inset image provides the plot for the pure PP and PP/HDPE (70/30) samples. (b) T ...
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Radiation-Induced Changes in the Structure of Polypropylene

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 253, No. 1274 (Dec. 15, 1959), pp. 322-330 (9 pages) Polypropylene undergoes both cross-linking and ...