화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.78, No.3, 624-630, 2000
Properties of crosslinked polyurethanes synthesized from 4,4 '-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyester polyol
Polyurethanes were synthesized using the high functional 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), polyester polyol, and 1,4-butane diol. The synthesized polyurethanes were analyzed using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, and swelling measurement using N,N'-dimethylformamide. From the result of thermal analysis by DSC and DMTA, single T(g)s were observed in the polyurethane samples at all the formulated compositions. From this result, it is suggested that the polyurethanes synthesized in this study have crosslinked structure rather than the phase-separated segmented structure because of the high functionality (f = 2.9) of the MDI. By annealing the polyurethane samples using DSC, the T(g)s were increased by 4.7 similar to 16.0 degrees C at the various annealing temperatures. From the results of FTIR and swelling measurement of polyurethanes, it is suggested that the increase of T-g of the polyurethanes by annealing is not due to increase of the hydrogen bond strength but mainly due to the increase of the crosslink density.