Study of Cross-Linking Density and the Type of Cross Linkage in Polyurethane Elastomers (Sintez i Fiziko-Khimiya Poliuretanov),

Abstract

From the standpoint of synthesizing cross-linked polymers with the potentially smallest degree of defectiveness of the network, polyurethane polymers are of special interest. The purpose of this work is to study the validity of theories that make it possible to evaluate the cross-linking density based on different physical methods for polyurethane elastomers. One of the main parameters that characterize the structure of cross-linked polymer is the value of the effective cross-linking density or the mean molecular weight of the chain segment between units. The kinetic theory of elasticity and the Flory-Renner theory of swelling are the basis for determining this value. In our study, we used the methods of evaluating the cross-linking density from data about the equilibrium modulus of high elasticity and about the compression of swollen specimens in order to determine the parameter Psi of the Flory equation, which would also make it possible to make these measurements based on data about swelling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158199

Entities

People

  • L. M. Sergeyeva
  • N. I. Bin'kevich
  • Y. S. Lipatov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Compression
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elastomers
  • Equations
  • Foreign Technology
  • Hydrogen Bonds
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecular Weight
  • Oligomers
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Polyesters
  • Polymers
  • Polyurethanes

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Regression Analysis.