Abstract
The work presented here is concerned with relationships between isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics in high-density polyethylene. First, information on the nucleation, growth and transformation rates during isothermal crystallization is presented and a time-temperature-transformation diagram is produced. Secondly, the results of simulating continuous cooling thermal treatments by a series of stepped isothermal experiments are reported. Finally, the non-isothermal data are analysed in terms of the isothermal properties, using a linear additivity rule. All the observations were made on a hotstage optical microscope: the limitation that this technique places on the observation of small nuclei is commented on.
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