ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Investigations of glass transition phenomena were carried out on vinylidene chloride - acrylonitrile copolymers, purified commercial samples of known composition. With a view to analyzing this effect, the following physical parameters were investigated: specific volume Vs,25, Tg, and volume expansion coefficients αL, αg, and Δα. The experimental results were analyzed on the basis of semiempirical and theoretical equations describing transitions to the glassy state. It was found that Tg dependence on weight fraction C2 of acrylonitrile may be described by Wood's equation, with k = 5.88. Applying Gibb's and Kanig's theories as well as relations given by Hirai and Small, the energies associated with intermolecular interactions (A*AB, E0, Eh, CED), and intramolecular interactions (stiffness energy ε) were calculated for copolymers of different composition. The copolymer Tg was found, above all, to depend on the stiffness energy ε, which increases with increasing acrylonitrile content in the copolymer.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1971.070151109
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