Influence de la structure du prépolymère sur la température de transition vitreuse de polyuréthanes réticulés

Abstract

The influence of prepolymer structure on glass transition temperatures (Tg) of cross-linked polyurethanes has been studied with polysebacates from a homologous family of N-substituted bis(2-hydroxyalkyl)amines. The tertiary amine segments have made it possible to study the effect of lengthening the side chains (C1–C18) and inserting gauche interactions in the polymeric chain. The results show that in this system, adding gauche interactions has more effect on Tg than lengthening the side chains. Each time a gauche interaction is introduced in the diol segments, Tg increases by 9 °C. Comparisons with other systems are also presented.