• Influence of Water Content on the Structural Evolution of PA6 Cast Film During Stretching Uniaxial Process

  • Yi Zhang*, **,† and Yuke Liang**

  • *Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College, Chongqing 401120, China
    **State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

  • 일축 인장 공정 중에서 PA6 주조 필름의 수분 함량이 구조적 변화에 미치는 영향

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(2): 222-235

    Published online Mar 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.2.222
  • Received on Oct 10, 2024
  • Revised on Nov 25, 2024
  • Accepted on Dec 4, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Yi Zhang

  • *Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College, Chongqing 401120, China
    **State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

  • E-mail: nsno1@163.com