The physical aging behavior of an isotropic amorphous polyimide possessing a glass transition temperature of approximately 239Β°C was investigated for aging temperatures ranging from 174 to 224Β°C. Enthalpy recovery was evaluated as a function of aging time following sub-T g annealing in order to asse
Physical aging and enthalpy relaxation of amorphous polyesters
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6266
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β¦ Synopsis
The physical aging of three amorphous polyesters, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene napthalate, and polycyclohexane dimethanol terephthalate, was characterized by enthalpy relaxation via the Tool-Narayanaswamy methodology. Subtle differences in the activation energy, relaxation times, and distribution of the relaxation times are described. These data are compared to similar data for polycarbonates.
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