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Novel method for preparation of polyurethane elastomers with improved thermal stability and electrical insulating properties
Author(s) -
Yeganeh Hamid,
Talemi Pejman Hojati,
Jamshidi Sadegh
Publication year - 2006
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.25075
Subject(s) - prepolymer , polyurethane , materials science , thermal stability , pyromellitic dianhydride , isophorone diisocyanate , polymer chemistry , elastomer , isocyanate , polyol , polymer , hexamethylene diisocyanate , chemical engineering , composite material , polyimide , layer (electronics) , engineering
A novel method was developed for the preparation of polyurethane with enhanced thermal stability and electrical insulation properties via the reaction of epoxy‐terminated polyurethane prepolymer (EPU) and poly(amic acid) (PAA). EPUs were synthesized from the reaction of glycidol with NCO‐terminated polyurethane prepolymers, which were prepared from the reaction of polycaprolactone‐based polyol (CAPA) of different molecular weights and some commercially available diisocyanates including hexamethylene diisocyante, toluene diisocyanate, and 4,4′‐methylene bis(phenyl isocyanate). PAA was prepared from the reaction of equimolar amounts of pyromellitic dianhydride and oxydianiline. The effects of PAA content, the nature of diisocyanate, and the molecular weight of CAPA on the mechanical, thermal, thermomechanical, and electrical properties of the final networks were investigated. The crosslink density of the samples was determined according to an equilibrium swelling method using the Flory–Rehner equation and was correlated to the structure of the final polymers. Gel content and activation energy of network formation in the absence and the presence of a tertiary amine catalyst were also studied. The results showed considerable improvement in the thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties compared to those of other common polyurethanes. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 1776–1785, 2007