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:
Most aromatic polyimides and copolyimides show a β relaxation process below their α relaxation processes in dynamic mechanical and dielectric measurements. The origin of this β relaxation has been under active discussion. In order to gain a better understanding of the origin of the β relaxation process, the dynamic mechanical behavior of a series of segmented rigid-rod polyimide and copolyimide films with different dianhydrides and diamines has been systematically studied. For some of the polymers, crystallinity and orientation effects on the β relaxation process were also investigated. It is found that the β relaxation process in the unoriented films can mainly be attributed to a relatively noncooperative motion in uncrystallized diamines. However, this noncooperative nature may be gradually lost by increasing the crystallinity and orientation. Molecular modeling and computation have led to a discussion of possible diamine motion in the β relaxation process.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760332102
