Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.38, No.17, 2285-2295, 2000
Organic hybrid of chlorinated polyethylene and hindered phenol. I. Dynamic mechanical properties
Dynamic mechanical properties and microstructure of an organic hybrid consisting of chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) and 3,9-bis[1,1-dimethyl-2{beta-(3-tert-butyl- 4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionyloxy}ethyl]-2,4,8, 10-tetraoxaspiro[5,5]-undecane (AO-80) were investigated. The AO-80 clearly exhibited two second-order transitions at 6 and 69 degrees C in addition to the melting: the transition at lower temperature is assigned to the glass transition, and the transition at higher temperature is considered to be caused by the dissociation of hydrogen bond between the hydroxyl groups of AO-80. When blending with CPE, part of AO-80 molecules was dispersed into the CPE matrix, and most of them formed an AO-80-rich phase. As a result, a novel transition appeared above the glass-transition temperature of the CPE matrix. It was assigned to the dissociation of the intermolecular hydrogen bond between the ct-hydrogen of CPE and the hydroxyl groups of AO-80 within the AO-80-rich phase. Dynamic mechanical properties and microstructure of CPE/AO-80 hybrid were controlled by the thermal treatment. It was found that the CPE/AO-80 hybrid is a good damping material and shows a shape memory effect.
Keywords:dynamic mechanical property;damping;shape memory effect;glass transition;organic hybrid;hindered phenol;chlorinated polyethylene