A number of novel organic norbornene and norbornene siloxane polymer precursors have been synthesized as part of an on-going research project to produce a non-acrylate, UV-curable adhesive system. These precursors (monomers or oligomers) are di-, tri- and tetra-functional. The crosslinking agent is a multifunctional thiol. The organic norbornene systems, formulated to stoichiometry, have been characterized using thermal, static and dynamic mechanical analysis. We have found that norbornene ester systems have a range of physical properties, with tensile moduli ranging from 820–2300 MPa (118–350 kpsi), tensile strengths of 17–61 MPa (2.5-8.8 kpsi) and elongations of 4-100%. Glass transition temperatures range from 30-71°C for samples cured at room temperature with a dose of 620 mJ/cm2. Norbornene siloxanes crosslinked with thiol siloxanes have been formulated with increasing levels of a high surface area reinforcing agent. Tensile properties of filled films show that filler loading to 30 wt% significantly increases peak stress and elongation to break above that of 25 wt% filler. The addition of filler did not appear to increase the Tg of the films in this series monotonically. Increased levels of filler were found to produce films with a broadened cold crystallization range and an increased melting temperature. © 1992, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
