Thermal behavior of polytriazole films: a thermal analysis study

B. Gebben*, M.H.V. Mulder, C.A. Smolders

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Abstract

The thermal behavior of poly(1,3-phenyl-1,4-phenyl)-4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole has been investigated using different scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TG). Processes are studied for this thermally stable polymer that take place between 200 and 500°C. While the polycondensation reaction product in powder from appeared to be partially crystalline, films prepared by casting from a formic acid solution appeared to be completely amorphous. A thermal treatment between Tg(~ 270°C) and Tm(~430°C) can introduce crystallinity in the films because of the polymer's ability to cold crystallize. The cold crystallization temperature Tc seems to be dependent on the preparation history of the solid polymer phase. Thermal annealing of the films just below Tg does not introduce crystallinity but inhibits subsequent cold crystallization at higher temperatures. Crystallization upon cooling from the crystalline melt has not been observed either. At temperatures just above the crystalline melting point the polymer starts to decompose in an exothermic reaction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3481-3494
JournalJournal of polymer science. Part A: Polymer chemistry
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989

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