ISSN:
0959-8103
Keywords:
chlorinated polyethylene-polypropylene copolymers
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dynamic dielectric properties
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Fuoss-Kirkwood and Havriliak-Negami empirical equations
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Dielectric relaxation measurements were carried out on eight chlorinated polyethylene-polypropylene (PEPP) copolymers in the range of temperatures covering the main dielectric absorption. Chlorination of PEPP is expected to change the dynamic dielectric properties gradually with increasing amount of chlorine in the polymer chains. Thus, in the present study, increasing degrees of chlorination give a clear shift of the glass transition temperature towards higher values, except in the range between 40 and 51% chlorine, where an anomalous behaviour was observed. The same tendency is also observed in the relaxation strength (Δ∊). The value of Δ∊ has been estimated by using a nonlinear squares regression program (LEVM6) to calculate the parameters of the Havriliak-Negami empirical equation. It appears reasonable to assume that the anomalous behaviour observed can be attributed to a compensation of the dipolar moments of chlorine groups in the macromolecules.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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