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Effect of structure on the thermal stability of photocurable urethane acrylate formulations
Author(s) -
Shama Sami A.,
Tortorello Anthony J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1991.070430407
Subject(s) - thermal stability , materials science , acrylate , polyol , polyurethane , amine gas treating , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , copolymer , engineering
The effect of structural segments on the thermal stability of photocurable urethane acrylates was studied. A series of model compounds, where one segment of the molecular structure was varied at a time while keeping the remainder of the molecule unchanged, was tested for thermal stability. The results from this study indicate a prominent equivalent weight effect: Increasing the equivalent weight decreases the thermal stability within a given series of model compounds. Polyol‐based urethanes were found to be more stable than their amine counterparts. Of the hydroxy‐terminated starting materials, polycaprolactones were found to produce the greatest thermal stability, whereas polyethers resulted in the least stable photocurable materials. The diisocyanate segment exhibits a marked effect on the thermal stability of the cured material also. Surprisingly, the dicycloaliphatic diisocyanates resulted in greater stability than the aromatic diisocyanates, while the monocycloaliphatic diisocyanates yielded the least stable materials in the model compound series tested.