methylenebis(p-phenyl isocyanate)-Based Polyurethane Ionomers. 2. Structure-Property Relationships

Day Chyuan Lee, Richard Register, Stuart Cooper, Chang zheng Yang

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Abstract

The effects of polyol molecular weight and ionization level on the properties of elastomeric polyurethane ionomers were studied. The rubbery plateau modulus was found to depend on the fraction of ionic groups in the material. For the unionized polyurethane, the glass transition temperature of the copolymer was adequately described by the Fox equation. As the ionization level increased, the matrix Tg dropped due to aggregation of the ionized MDI units. Wide-angle X-ray scattering revealed no stress-induced crystallization in an ionomer prepared from a short-chain poly(tetramethylene oxide) polyol. A new morphological model is applied to small-angle X-ray scattering data and the results are compared with the physical property trends.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1005-1008
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecules
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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