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Note retraction of cold-drawn polyethylene and polypropylene |
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| Authors: | David Hansen William F. Kracke James R. Falender |
| Affiliation: | Materials Engineering Division , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy , New York |
| Abstract: | Observations on the free retraction of cold-drawn polyethylene and polypropylene as functions of time and temperature are reported and discussed in relation to possible origins of long-range retractive forces in crystalline polymers. |
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