Supercooled polymer melt

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011591",
  "term": "Supercooled polymer melt",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer melt that has been cooled below its equilibrium melting temperature but remains in a liquid, non-crystalline state. This metastable condition is achieved when the rate of cooling is faster than the rate of crystallization. The supercooled melt is the state from which polymer glasses or semicrystalline solids form upon further cooling or annealing.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "equilibrium melting temperature",
    "melt"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1017. 'Glossary of terms relating to thermal and thermomechanical properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1039 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-02)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/supercooled-polymer-melt/"
}