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The compatibility of the blends of PUs with PVC and the adhesion behavior of PU to PVC
Author(s) -
Zhu Y. Q.,
Huang Y. J.,
Chi Z. G.
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.070561101
Subject(s) - crystallinity , differential scanning calorimetry , polyester , materials science , polyurethane , adhesive , composite material , compatibility (geochemistry) , dynamic mechanical analysis , polymer chemistry , polymer , physics , layer (electronics) , thermodynamics
Three series of polyurethane adhesives—polyethyleneadipateurethane (PEAU), polybuthyleneadipateurethane (PBAU), and polyhexyleneadipateurethane (PHAU)—with the same MW and hard/soft segment ratio, based on the three polyesters polyethyleneadipate (PEA), polybuthyleneadipate (PBA), polyhexyleneadipate (PHA), with 4,4′‐diphnylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), and butendiol were synthesized by solution polymerization. The crystallinity of these polyesters and polyurethanes (PUs) and the compatibility of blends of PUs with PVC were studied by means of wide‐angle x‐ray diffraction (WAXD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic thermomechanical analysis (DMA), testing of solubility, and phase contrast microscopy. The results indicated that PBAU/PVC and PHAU/PVC were compatible systems, but PEAU/PVC was incompatible. The adhesive strengths of the three adhesives were quite different from one another, in the order of PBAU ≥ PHAU ≫ PEAU. The influences of crystallinity and compatibility on adhesion were discussed, and the Diffusion Theory for PU‐PVC systems was recommended. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.