Article | REF: AM3120 V1

Structure development in polymers General concepts

Author: Jean-Marc HAUDIN

Publication date: April 10, 2015, Review date: October 1, 2020

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6. Glossary – Definitions

Wulff abacus; Wulff net

Abacus for reading angles on stereographic projection.

Birefringence; birefringence

Difference in refractive indices in two specific perpendicular directions.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry; Calorimétrie différentielle à balayage

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a calorimetry technique that measures heat flow exchanges between an empty reference capsule and a capsule of identical geometry containing the sample, during an imposed temperature program. In this way, the energy released or absorbed during a transition is revealed.

Cinétique globale de cristallisation; overall crystallization kinetics

Description of crystallization progress by a quantity between 0 and 1. In this article,...

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