ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
POM
;
poly(oxy methylene)
;
Delrin®
;
dielectric
;
TSC
;
semicrystalline amorphous
;
thermally stimulated currents
;
glass transition
;
PTFE
;
polyethylene
;
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Poly(OxyMethylene) (POM) and its miscible blends were studied by multifrequency A.C. dielectric and thermally stimulated currents (TSC). The blends contained small amounts of either poly(vinyl phenol), which is a high glass transition (Tg) diluent, or a styrene-co-hydroxy styrene oligomeric low Tg diluent. The variation of the 10°C “β” transition with blend composition proves that it is the glass transition, and that the -70°C “γ” transition is a local motion. Dielectrically the β transition is very weak in pure POM even in fast-quenched samples. The TSC thermal sampling method also detected two cooperative transitions, γ and β, in POM and its blends, and was used to directly resolve the γ transition into low and high activation energy components. If one considers the contribution of exclusion of the diluents from the crystal lamellae, it is shown that the blends behave like typical amorphous blends as a function of concentration. The effect of crystals on amorphous motions is examined in light of comparison with van Krevelen's37 predictions of an “amorphous” Tg, and the transitions in POM are contrasted with those for other semicrystalline polymers. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35: 2121-2132, 1997
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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