The aim of this paper is to show the global existence of weak solutions for a moving boundary problem arising in the non-isothermal crystallization of polymers. The main features of our works are (i) the moving interface is shown to be of co-dimension one; (ii)finite Hölder continuous propagation speed yields an intrinsic estimate of finite co-dimension one Hausdorff measure of the moving inter...

2 3 3 3 2 Na[BH(C H N ) ]·solvent (solvent = H O, DMF, IPA) crystallize as a porous framework with the distorted primitive cubic (pcu) topology. Solvent molecules occupy the framework pores. The solvent of crystallization can be removed by heating. Isothermal thermogravimetric analysis shows that solvent loss is consistent with a 1-D diffusion mechanism. Variable temperature powder X-ray diffra...

The present work aims at investigating the thermal properties of a wide range of semicrystalline nanocomposites based on poly(amide)-6 (PA6), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) or polypropylene (iPP), in combination with various types of nanofillers (layered silicates, carbon nanotubes, sepiolite, or POSS). We report on the effect of nanofillers on the quasi-isot...

There is a large interest in using high power lasers for surface alloying or cladding on aluminium alloys, in order to enhance hardness and to improve wear resistance. A partly quasicrystalline surface layer (QC) (Al-Cu-Fe coating) has been obtained by laser cladding on Al-base materials. In addition to crystalline phases (Al5Fe2 and AlisFe4t -with dissolved copper), a quasicrystalline Al-Cu-Fe...

Blends of polypropylene (PP) and polyamide 6 (PA6) with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared using different processing strategies in a twin-screw micro-compounder. The effect of MWNTs on the crystallization behaviour of the PP phase and the PA6 phase of the blend has been investigated through non-isothermal crystallization studies by differential scanning calorimetric analysis. F...