Glass transition temperatures of butyl acrylate–methyl methacrylate copolymers

The glass transition temperatures T_g of butyl acrylate–methyl methacrylate copolymers obtained by free radical polymerization in 3 and 5 mol/L benzene solution have been measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the values have been correlated using Johnston's equation with inter‐intramolecular copolymer structure. From the data calculated with copolymer prepared at low conversion, the variation of glass transition temperature with copolymer conversion has been theoretically predicted. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2512–2520, 1999     

Influence of the physical characteristics of the polymer on the glass transition of various chemically modified PVCs

Vinylchloride–vinylthiocresol and vinylchloride–vinylthionaphthol copolymers of various compositions were prepared by the substitution reaction of PVC with sodium thiocresol and sodium thionaphthol, respectively, in different solvents and at different temperatures. The variation of the glass transition temperature of these copolymers with chemical com-position does not follow the Flory–Fox equation, but is found to depend on the solvent and the temperature at which the copolymer is obtained. The comonomer sequence distribution and stereosequence content of the above copolymers, and those of vinylchloride–vinyl-thiobenzene copolymer, were determined by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. The depen-dence of comonomer distribution and stereoregularity content with chemical composition for the three series of copolymers, prepared in different solvents and temperatures, are similar. The T_g deviations for the three series of copolymers were attributed to the con-tribution of physical characteristics of the PVC structure, originating from polymer–solvent interactions. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Thermal Study of A2O–(MoO3)2–P2O5 (A=Li, Na) Glasses

Alkali phosphomolybdate glasses have been prepared by quenching melted mixtures of P₂O₅, MoO₃ and A₂O(A=Li, Na). The composition dependence of the transition temperature of glasses belonging to ternary A₂O–(MoO₃)₂–P₂O₅ (A=Li, Na) systems is studied for several series of glasses corresponding to either a fixed A₂O rate or a constant Mo/P ratio. The interpretation of the results is based on the presence of different types of molybdenum and phosphorous structural groups and P–O–M (M=P, Mo) linkages in glasses. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Glass Stability and Glass Forming Ability of Ge25−xSe75Sbx (x = 12, 15, and 18) Chalcogenide Glasses Using Thermal Parameters

In the present communication glass stability (GS) and glass forming ability (GFA) of Ge_25−xSe₇₅Sb_x (x = 12, 15, and 18) chalcogenide glasses have been calculated in terms of certain thermal parameters, i.e., reduced glass transition temperature (T_rg), Hruby number (H), S-parameter (S), and ΔT. The glassy samples have been prepared by quenching of melt technique. For structure characterization, XRD technique has been used. For thermal analysis Differential Scanning Calorimetery (DSC) has been used. DSC scans have been recorded at different heating rates, i.e., 5, 10, 15, and 20 K min⁻¹. Stability of glassy samples has also been confirmed in terms of activation energy of glass transition calculated by Kissinger relation. All these parameters indicate that GS and GFA both decrease with increase of Sb content in Ge_25−xSe₇₅Sb_x (x = 12, 15, and 18) glassy series.     

两个不同分子量聚苯乙烯混合体系的玻璃化转变

用差示扫描热量法测定了两个分子量不同的聚苯乙烯混合体系的玻璃化转变温度随组成的变化,并与Ｆｏｘ方程,Ｇｏｒｄｏｎ－Ｔａｙｌｏｒ方程和Ｃｏｕｃｈｍａｎ方程的预测结果进行了比较,以验证这些经验方程的适用性。     

DSC study of melting and glass transition in gelatins

In the range from –50° to +130°C, the temperature dependence of the heat capacity for different kinds of gelatins with water contents of from 2 to 95% was studied by the DSC method. It was shown that, in all studied cases, metastable collagen-like structures are formed in gels or crystalline gelatins, with thermodynamic parameters depending on the formation conditions. The characteristic properties of the glass transitions in amorphous gelatins and crystalline gelatins with different melting heats and different contents of the ordered phase were established. Special attention is paid to the structural properties of free and bound water. The dependence of the glass transition temperatureT _g on the bound water content was shown to be of general applicability for many denatured biopolymers. Free water in gelatins, in distinction to the bound water, does not act as a plasticizer, but forms a rigid matrix inhibiting the glass transition.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels DSC wurde im Bereich –50° bis +130°C die Temperaturabhängigkeit der Wärmekapazität für verschiedene Arten von Gelantine mit einem Wassergehalt von 2 bis 95% untersucht. Es wurde gezeigt, daß in allen untersuchten Fällen metastabile kollagenähnliche Strukturen in Gelen oder kristallinen Gelantinen gebildet werden, deren thermodynamische Parameter von den Bildungsbedingungen abhängen. Es wurden die charakteristischen Eigenschaften der Glasumwandlungen in amorphen Gelantinen und kristallinen Gelantinen mit unterschiedlichen Schmelzwärmen und einem unterschiedlichen Gehalt an geordneter Phase bestimmt. Spezielle Aufmerksamkeit wurde den strukturellen Eigenschaften von freiem und gebundenem Wasser gewidmet. Es wurde gezeigt, daß die Ab-hängigkeit der GlasumwandlungstemperaturT _g vom Gehalt an gebundenem Wasser generell für viele denaturierte Biopolymere anwendbar ist. Im Unterschied zu gebundenem Wasser fungiert freies Wasser in Gelatinen nicht als ein Weichmacher, bildet aber eine starre Matrix, die die Glasumwandlung verhindert.

     

Mutual Interdependence of Partitions Functions in Vicinity T g of Transition

The solid—liquid transition is described by use of the model incorporating the non-linear interactive oscillators. The individual non-linear oscillators are formed from the mechanical units of about the monomer size and produce the vibrations on the lower amplitude level, for the solid phase, either in amorphous or in crystal-like form. As the temperature starts to overpass the Vogel's temperature, the vibrations of individual units are big enough to cause the permanent displacements of the individual vibrating particles; the material starts to flow and the process of diffusion begins as well. As the temperature is passing through T _g vicinity, the large mechanical heterogeneity's start to appear as the small percentage of oscillators enlarge their amplitude of vibrations enormously and act as the local stress perturbations centers. These centers are responsible for the destruction of original matrixes and the sharp onset of fluidity and diffusion takes place. The upper amplitude of vibration motion is the basic property of a liquid state. The whole system of vibrations in matrix is described by use of techniques of deterministic chaos theories. It is shown as well, how the mutual interplay of the partition functions (vibration and cohesive), plays the important role in transition from liquid to solid states.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.