HIGHLY ORIENTED, LOW-MODULUS MATERIALS FROM LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS - THE ULTIMATE PENALTY FOR SOLUBILIZING ALKYL SIDE-CHAINS

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作者
POSTEMA, AR
LIOU, K
WUDL, F
SMITH, P
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST POLYMERS & ORGAN SOLIDS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[3] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT CHEM & NUCL ENGN,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1021/ma00208a048
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This paper describes a brief study of the effect of solubilizing, flexible alkyl side groups on the mechanical properties of highly oriented rigid-chain polymers. Experimental results obtained with poly(hexyl isocyanate) show that the side chains have a ruinous effect on the tensile modulus and stress at break. Simple calculations reveal that the attachment of n-hexyl side chains reduces the theoretical axial modulus of rigid-chain polyamides by about 90%. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:1842 / 1845
页数:4
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