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Orientation-induced Nucleation in Polymer Crystallization

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IT is a well-known fact that the crystallization kinetics of polymers crystallizing from the melt are influenced by the mechanical history of the sample1,2. Strain-free samples show a larger crystallization half-time than samples in which the strain has not been completely removed by relaxation at a suitable temperature3,4. A larger number of nuclei has been assumed to be present in strained samples than in strain-free ones. This has been called “orientation-induced” or “stress-induced” nucleation.

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BINSBERGEN, F. Orientation-induced Nucleation in Polymer Crystallization. Nature 211, 516–517 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211516a0

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