EFFECTS OF THERMAL AGING ON THE PROPERTIES AND LIFETIME PREDICTION OF HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE

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1994-01-01

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AKBAS, A
AKSOY, S

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Thermal ageing of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene propellant binders was carried out at various temperatures between 50 and 100-degrees-C. The changes caused by this treatment in properties such as melt viscosity, functional end-groups, molecular weight, tensile strength, elastic modulus and ultimate elongation were examined. The viscosity and average molecular weight increased with the ageing temperature and ageing period. A decrease in ultimate elongation and an increase in elastic modulus were observed. Tensile strength of the matrices prepared by curing hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene with isophorone diisocyanate did not change. Lifetime for usability was predicted from the application of the Arrhenius equation to be 7 years.

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Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/64855

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