Studies on the relationship of structure and properties of the polyesterurethanes adhesives

Three series of linear segment polyurethanes (PHAU, PBAU, PEAU) based on three polyesters (PHA, PBA, PEA), MDI and butanediol were synthesized by solution polymerization. The crystallinity of these polyesters and polyurethanes and the compatibility of Blends of polyurethane (PU) with poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were studied by means of X-ray diffraction, DSC, DMA and phase contrast microscopy respectively. The influence of polyester type and molecular weight, the hard-segment content in PU on the crystallinity of PU and the influence of compatibility on adhesion are discussed. The results showed that, on condition that the hard-segment content was not high (< 25%), the crystallinity in PU was mainly caused by the polyester, soft-segment, which was in the order of PHA PBA PEA, and that, PBAU/PVC, PHAU/PVC were compatible systems, but PEAU/PVC was incompatible. The adhesive strength of the three adhesives was quite different from one another, with the order of PBAU PHAU PEAU. An interpretation of adhesion for the PU-PVC system by the diffusion theory is proposed.