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:
Poly(n-butyl acrylate) (PnBA) chemically crosslinked with tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDM) and physically crosslinked PnBAs produced by neutralization of poly(n-butyl acrylate-stat-acrylic acid) with NaOH or Ca(OH)2 were prepared as a polymer I network. Each polymer I was swollen with styrene and cured in situ into semi-IPN-TEGDM, semi-IPN-Na, or semi-IPN-Ca, respectively. Both physically crosslinked polymers maintained their shapes during the swelling procedure. Dynamic mechanical spectroscopy indicated that good mixing of the two polymers took place in the semi-IPN-Ca as well as in semi-IPN-TEGDM, but a distinct phase separation occurred in the semi-IPN-Na. These results were supported by their transparent or optical opaque appearances, respectively. Annealing at 180°C developed further phase separation in the semi-IPN-Na, but very little in the semi-IPN-Ca. Analyses by the incompatibility number (based on the modulus-temperature curve) and the calculation of individual phase compositions (from the glass transition temperature shifts) were used in estimating the extent of molecular mixing.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1986.070320807
