A LOW-TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS OF HYDROXY-TERMINATED AND CARBOXY-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE.

Abstract

A low-temperature differential thermal analysis of hydroxy- and carboxy-terminated polybutadiene was performed with varying amounts of n-butylferrocene. No distinct phase changes were observed to indicate that the sample components became separated during cooling. However, the slow transformation into the glassy state was observed, yielded glass transition temperatures of -80 to -95C. This is far below the low temperature specification for these propellants. This analysis yielded no evidence of a physical or chemical transition that might cause a low-temperature firing failure in the finished propellants. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0708862

Entities

People

  • A. Tice
  • B. Bartizek
  • David M. Anderson

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amorphous Materials
  • Differential Thermal Analysis
  • Glass
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Polybutadiene
  • Propellants
  • Specifications
  • Synthetic Rubber
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.