ISSN:
0449-2978
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The mechanical and dielectric low temperature absorptions of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and several modified PVC's have been studied over the temperature range from -60 to +60°C. with some tests extending to -150°C. and others to +170°C. The results indicate that the low-temperature absorption near -50°C (β2 absorption) decreases in intensity with chlorination, while the absorption at a higher temperature near 0°C (β1 absorption) decreases in intensity with hydrogenation. The apparent activation energies of the β1 and β2 absorptions were calculated to be 16 kcal/mole and 10.7 kcal/mole, respectively. Besides, the β2 absorption markedly decreases in intensity with addition of plasticizer, while the intensity of β1 absorption is not much affected by increasing plasticizer content. From these results, the β1 and β2 processes are concluded to be the results of molecular motion in crystalline and amorphous region in PVC, respectively. For samples of reduced Cl content, another low-temperature absorption was located near -120°C (γ absorption) and attributed to the presence of short sequences of ethylene units. It has also been observed that the temperature location of the high temperature absorption near 100°C (α absorption) shifts linearly to higher temperature with increasing chlorine content and to lower temperature with increasing hydrogen content.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1969.160070903
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