Structural relaxation in polystyrene and some polystyrene derivatives

A Brunacci, Roderick Ferguson, J L Gomez Ribelles, A Vidaurre Garayo, John Mackenzie Grant Cowie

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Abstract

The structural relaxation process in polystyrene and three polystyrene derivatives (p-methyl, p-chloro, and p-hydroxy) at temperatures close to the glass transition temperature has been monitored by differential calorimetric measurements of the heat capacities of the polymers after they were subjected to several different thermal histories. The heat capacity (cp) data were analyzed in terms of the recent configurational entropy model proposed by Gómez and Monleón, and good agreement was found between the experimental and model-simulated DSC thermograms. The effect of the three para substituents upon the structural relaxation process is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7976-7988
Number of pages13
JournalMacromolecules
Volume29
Issue number24
Publication statusPublished - 18 Nov 1996

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