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Formation and Spatial Statistics of Spherulitic Grain Pattern in Solidified Films of Isotactic Polypropylene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Tao Huang ,
Alejandro D. Rey  and
Musa R. Kamal
Tao Huang
Affiliation:
MzGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Caral, H3A2A7
Alejandro D. Rey
Affiliation:
MzGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Caral, H3A2A7
Musa R. Kamal
Affiliation:
MzGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Caral, H3A2A7
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Abstract

Image analysis and measurements on forimation and spatial statistics of spherulitic grain pattern in solidified films of a model polymer, isotactic polypropylene (iPP), have been carried out during in-situ observation experiments under isothermnl conditions. Topological correlations and geometrical distribution fuinctions of polymer grain sides and area are reported. Some topologically unstable configurations, such as multi-vertices, “T” type vertices and two sided grain (lens), have been found. Analysis by spatial tessellations shows that the tenWal evolution and spatial distributions of nuclei point patterns play a role in all of these microstructural properties.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 362: Symposium J – Grain-Size and Mechanical Properties--Fundamentals and Applications , 1994 , 193
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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