| Abstract: | Polyesteramide 6NT6–polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) copolymers, precipitated from dilute solution, have been studied by small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) with variation of the PTMEG content. A comparison of the structural characteristics of these materials has been made with those of the 6NT6 homopolymer. Chain folding is assumed as the crystallization mechanism for the low-PTMEG-content copolymers, with possible inclusion of polyether segments within the 6NT6 crystal lattice. WAXS data support the view of a weakening of the 6NT6 crystalline packing in the equatorial planes as the reason for broadening of the diffraction peaks, for changes in their relative intensities, and for the increase in the equatorial interplanar distances in the high-PTMEG-content samples. The annealing behavior has also been investigated. |
