
doi: 10.1007/bf01494525
A series of polyurethane networks were prepared from MDI (4,41-diphenyl methane diisocyanate), ethylene glycol and a polyoxyethylene-tipped polyoxypropylene triol. The phase separation and phase inversion phenomena of these polyurethane networks were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and measurement of their tensile properties. The DSC and DMA data indicate that the segmented copolyurethanes possess a two-phase morphology comprising soft and hard segments. It can be found from DSC data that the polyether soft segments exhibit a Tg (glass transition temperature) of −60 °C, and the aromatic hard segments display a Tg of about 128 °C. Two Tgs corresponding to the comprised segments can also be found by DMA for some segmented polyurethanes. Varying the content of aromatic hard segments over the range from 0 to 80 wt% changes the material behavior from a soft rubber through a highly extensible elastomer to a brittle semi-ductile glassy material. Based on the property-composition plots, phase inversion appears to occur at a hard segment content of about 50 wt%.
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