ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
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 morphology of two series of polyurethane/polyvinyl interstitial composites is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, small-angle light scattering, and small-angle X-ray scattering. Thermal and mechanical properties are measured using differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis. The polyurethane networks examined are microphase separated segmented block copolymers. A variety of linear and network vinylic components are studied including polymethacrylonitrile homopolymer and copolymer, and polyacenaphthalene homopolymer and copolymer. The polyurethane and polyvinyl components phase separate during the in situ polymerization resulting in a three-phase morphology. Detailed small-angle X-ray scattering analysis provides measurements of phase mixing, domain spacings, and diffuse phase boundary thicknesses. A comparison of these parameters for parent polymers and composites reveals only slight differences; indicating that the microdomain structures of the phase-separated polyurethane networks are preserved in the composite. Appreciable molecular interpenetration of components is not observed. Dynamic mechanical loss measurements for several of the composites demonstrate the presence of loss processes occurring over extremely broad ranges of temperature. The strong mechanical interaction between components observed suggest that the urethane and vinyl phases may be bicontinuous in these materials.
Additional Material:
27 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760240504
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