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http://dx.doi.org/10.7473/EC.2019.54.4.271

Control of Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Elastomers Synthesized with Aliphatic Diisocyanate Bearing a Symmetric Structure  

Kojio, Ken (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Nozaki, Shuhei (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Takahara, Atsushi (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Yamasaki, Satoshi (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)
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Elastomers and Composites / v.54, no.4, 2019 , pp. 271-278 More about this Journal
Abstract
Polyurethane elastomers (PUEs) were synthesized using trans-1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl) cyclohexane (1,4-H6XDI), poly(oxytetramethylene) glycol, 1,4-butanediol (BD), and 1,1,1-trimethylol propane (TMP). To control the molecular aggregation state and mechanical properties of these PUEs, hard segment contents of 20 and 30 wt% and BD/TMP ratios of 10/0 and 8/2 were chosen. Differential scanning calorimetry and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements revealed that the degree of microphase separation increased with an increase in both hard segment content and BD ratio. The Young's modulus and strain at break of the 1,4-H6XDI-based PUE were 6-20 MPa and 5-15, respectively. Incorporation of 20% TMP as a cross-linking agent into BD increased the melting temperature of the hard segment chains, that is, heat resistance, and decreased the Young's modulus. This could be due to the low density of the physical cross-linking network and the dispersion of hard segment chains in the soft segment matrix in the PUE in the presence of 20% TMP.
Keywords
Polyurethane elastomers; mechanical properties; differential scanning calorimetry; small-angle X-ray scattering; Young's modulus;
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