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. 2018 Dec 30;12(1):106. doi: 10.3390/ma12010106

Table 1.

Crystallization half-time, Jeziorny’s theory modified crystallization rate constant, and Avrami parameter of unfoamed PP/wood fiber composites at various cooling rates.

Samples Φ (°C/min) t1/2 (min) G (min−1) n lnkt lnkc k c
PP/WF0 5 0.66 1.52 2.76 0.75 0.15 1.16
10 0.36 2.78 2.89 2.60 0.26 1.30
20 0.14 7.14 2.95 5.40 0.27 1.31
30 0.07 14.29 3.02 7.50 0.25 1.28
PP/WF10 5 0.74 1.35 2.93 0.50 0.10 1.11
10 0.38 2.63 2.89 2.40 0.24 1.27
20 0.21 4.76 3.09 4.40 0.22 1.25
30 0.11 9.09 3.02 6.30 0.21 1.23
PP/WF20 5 0.76 1.32 2.76 0.40 0.08 1.08
10 0.44 2.27 2.91 2.00 0.20 1.22
20 0.26 3.85 2.95 3.60 0.18 1.20
30 0.13 7.69 3.02 5.70 0.19 1.21
PP/WF30 5 0.78 1.28 2.72 0.30 0.06 1.06
10 0.50 2.00 2.85 1.60 0.16 1.17
20 0.30 3.33 2.99 3.20 0.16 1.17
30 0.17 5.88 3.09 5.20 0.14 1.15
PP/WF40 5 0.81 1.23 2.75 0.20 0.04 1.04
10 0.52 1.92 2.87 1.50 0.15 1.16
20 0.36 2.78 2.91 2.60 0.13 1.14
30 0.25 4.00 2.90 3.60 0.12 1.13

Φ: cooling rate, t1/2: crystallization half-time, G: crystallization rate, n: Avrami exponent, lnkc: logarithm of the modified kinetics constant, kc: modified crystallization kinetic constant.