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:
The thermal behavior of terpolymers of caprolactam (CL) and of hexamethylenediammonium isophthalate (IH) and terephthalate (TH) has been studied in a wide range of compositions by differential thermal analysis. It has been found that either amorphous or crystalline polymers having different crystallization rates can be obtained by changing the composition. The dependence of melting points and glass transition temperatures on the composition has been investigated. The dependence of Tg on the composition for the copolymers CL-IH, IH-TH, and CL-TH has been described by means of the Gordon-Taylor equation. It has been found that this equation fits the experimental data for the IH-TH system only if a parameter which takes into account interactions between the monomeric units is introduced. A ternary iso-Tg map has been obtained through statistical analysis. The influence of the chain stiffness and bulkiness of the monomers on the glass transition temperature is discussed.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1973.070171020
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