Shear processing maps: a new design guide for melt processors (2020)
Journal Article
Robertson, B., Robinson, I. M., Stocks, D., & Thompson, R. L. (2022). Shear processing maps: a new design guide for melt processors. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 51(5), 217-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/14658011.2020.1796082

A method for predicting the optimal conditions for polymer extrusion, which relies only on gramscale laboratory experiments for two commercial polystyrene samples with two molecular weights is demonstrated by oscillatory rheology. These enable a shea... Read More about Shear processing maps: a new design guide for melt processors.