ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The glass-transition temperatures Tg of various copolymers of acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate were measured by observing the linear expansion of molded discs. For vinyl acetate contents of 0 to 27 wt-.% the glass temperature is constant at 87°C. This value agrees with the results of Kolb and Izard for pure polyacrylonitrile. Fitting of the glass temperature-composition data above 27% vinyl acetate to the equation of Fox and Loshaek leads to an extrapolated value of 110°C. for completely amorphous polyacrylonitrile, which agrees with similar data of Krigbaum and Tokita. The difference between the two values can be explained in terms of the effects of crystallinity analogous to those discussed by Nielsen for ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers. Moreover, experimental values of 92 and 103°C. were found for specially prepared samples of polyacrylonitrile. These samples were found to be less crystalline or to have a different ordering of the polymer chains as evidenced by x-ray data. It is concluded that the glass temperature of completely amorphous polyacrylonitrile can be no greater than 110°C. and that experimental values for semicrystalline polyacrylonitrile may range down to 87°C.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1961.070051509
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