Automated Dynamic Mechanical Testing - Advances in Chemistry

1 Automated Dynamic Mechanical Testing RAYMOND F. BOYER

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Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI 48640

During the past 10 years a number of fully automated instruments for the dynamic mechanical testing of polymers became commercially available. Our purpose is to provide an introductory survey that covers key references, the goals of such test methods, general but not specific differences between the several types of instruments, and factors to consider in choosing an instrument. These latter topics include fixed vs. variable (resonant) frequency, frequency range, resolving power, types of specimens that can be handled, and maintenance costs. We also emphasize that all suppliers and users of such instruments are striving to improve and/or extend the range of capabilities of their respective instruments. A special section discusses the problem of determining activation enthalpies for any loss process. Finally, we point out that parallel developments are occurring in dielectric testing via new techniques: automated self-balancing dielectric bridges, and new methods of treating dielectric data. Thermally stimulated creep and thermally stimulated current are relatively new methods. We consider these alternate techniques as both competitive with, and complementary to, dynamic mechanical methods. Possible artifacts introduced by the use of porous substrates to support fluid polymers are discussed and dismissed.

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ASPECTS O F D Y N A M I C M E C H A N I C A L a n d dielectric testing, automated or not, are d i s c u s s e d i n this chapter. B a c k g r o u n d material is g i v e n i n R e f e r e n c e s 1 - 1 0 . F o r m a n y years I c o l l e c t e d transition a n d relaxation temperature data from the literature, w h e t h e r obtained b y static m e t h o d s s u c h as t h e r m a l e x p a n s i o n o r b y d y n a m i c m e t h o d s i n c l u d i n g b o t h m e c h a n i c a l a n d d i e l e c t r i c loss. T h i s e n d e a v o r p r o -

0065-2393/83/0203-0003$06.75/0 © 1983 A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society

Craver; Polymer Characterization Advances in Chemistry; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1983.

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v i d e d a n o p p o r t u n i t y to c o m p a r e n u m e r o u s test m e t h o d s a n d i n s t r u m e n t s w h i l e b e i n g r e l a t i v e l y n e u t r a l as r e g a r d s a n y o n e m e t h o d (J - 9 ) . I have b e e n closely associated w i t h J . K . G i l l h a m i n the preparat i o n o f p u b l i c a t i o n s (see, f o r e x a m p l e , R e f e r e n c e 11) i n v o l v i n g d a t a o b t a i n e d b y t h e t o r s i o n a l b r a i d m e t h o d d e s c r i b e d i n R e f e r e n c e 12. I n 1979, w e a c q u i r e d a d u P o n t 981 d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l a n a l y z e r ( D M A ) (13). S e v e r a l j o i n t p u b l i c a t i o n s w i t h K . V a r a d a r a j a n r e s u l t e d f r o m s t u d i e s w i t h t h i s i n s t r u m e n t (14—16). T h e s e p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e s w i l l not detract from m y goal of objectivity i n preparation of this i n t r o d u c tory c h a p t e r . I p l a n to e m p h a s i z e c e r t a i n p r i n c i p l e s a n d features o f d y n a m i c test m e t h o d s that s h o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d b y those w h o are i n t e r e s t e d i n a c q u i r i n g a n i n s t r u m e n t for a s p e c i f i c r e s e a r c h p r o g r a m . I w i l l c o m m e n t o n t w o o f m y p r e v i o u s p u b l i c a t i o n s (17, 18) t o emphasize rapid developments i n this field. I n 1972,1 compared general features of the R h e o v i b r o n a n d the torsion p e n d u l u m , b o t h of w h i c h were c o m m e r c i a l a n d neither of w h i c h was automated; a n d also the n e w l y e m e r g i n g torsional b r a i d analysis ( T B A ) i n v e n t e d b y L e w i s a n d G i l l h a m a n d p e r f e c t e d b y G i l l h a m (12). R e f e r e n c e 19 g i v e s a historical r e v i e w a n d comparison of both the torsion p e n d u l u m a n d t h e T B A (19). I n 1 9 7 6 (18) I p r o j e c t e d a c o m p l e t e s w i n g to t h e a u t o m a t i o n o f dynamic mechanical testing. T h i s v i e w p o i n t hardly required a crystal b a l l . G i l l h a m ' s a p p a r a t u s n o w i s p e r f e c t e d , m u c h as h e h a s s u m m a r i z e d i t (12). K e n y o n e t a l . h a d a l r e a d y p r e s e n t e d a l e c t u r e o n t h e i r s u c c e s s i n a u t o m a t i n g t h e R h e o v i b r o n (20). A u t o m a t i o n o f d y n a m i c t e s t i n g e q u i p m e n t i n d e e d w a s at h a n d , e v i d e n c e d b y t h e D y n o s t a t i n s t r u m e n t d e v e l o p e d b y S t e r n s t e i n (22); t h e m e c h a n i c a l s p e c t r o m e ter d e v e l o p e d b y S t a r i t a (23); a n d l a t e r t h e P L d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l t h e r m a l a n a l y z e r d e v e l o p e d b y W e t t o n (24). S t i l l a n o t h e r a u t o m a t e d d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l t e s t e r d e v e l o p e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h H e d v i g is the U n i r e l a x (Tetrahedron Associates). A l t h o u g h i n c o m m e r c i a l use, it temporarily was w i t h d r a w n from the market p e n d i n g d e v e l o p m e n t of a n e w m o d e l . H e n c e , t h i s i n s t r u m e n t is not d i s c u s s e d i n this v o l u m e . T h i s proliferation i n instrumentation thus includes automation of o l d e r i n s t r u m e n t s s u c h as t h e R h e o v i b r o n , t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t o t a l l y n e w t y p e s , a n d e x t e n s i v e u s e o f c o m p u t e r d a t a p l o t t e r s to p e r m i t r e p resentation of a n y d e s i r e d m e c h a n i c a l loss f u n c t i o n i n a n y d e s i r e d f o r m a t . [See also t h e r e c e n t p a p e r b y I k e d a a n d S t a r k w e a t h e r (25).] T w o net c o n s e q u e n c e s o f the p a t t e r n just m e n t i o n e d are the f o l l o w i n g : (1) A t r e m e n d o u s a d v a n c e i n t h e state o f t h e art i n a c q u i r i n g p r e c i s i o n test results o n d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l a n d r e l a t e d r h e o l o g i c a l d a t a b y a v a r i e t y o f s o p h i s t i c a t e d c o m p e t i t i v e m e t h o d s ; a n d (2) b e w i l d e r m e n t a n d c o n f u s i o n for t h e r e s e a r c h p e r s o n f a c e d w i t h a c h o i c e o f p u r c h a s i n g o n e o f t h e s e n e w u n i t s to p e r f o r m t h e t a s k s h e has i n m i n d , while generally working within a prescribed budget limitation.


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P e r h a p s t h e most u s e f u l f u n c t i o n I c a n p e r f o r m is to suggest a series o f considerations that m i g h t b e h e l p f u l i n s e l e c t i n g a n i n s t r u ment.


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W h e n a n y m a t e r i a l i s s u b j e c t t o a s m a l l m e c h a n i c a l stress a n d h e n c e l o w strain, the s t r e s s - s t r a i n curve is linear. I f the substance is truly elastic, a l l o f the stored elastic energy, n a m e l y the area u n d e r the s t r e s s — s t r a i n l i n e , i s r e c o v e r e d o n r e m o v i n g t h e l o a d , as at t h e l e f t o f F i g u r e 1. H o w e v e r , m o s t m a t e r i a l s a r e n o t t r u l y e l a s t i c a n d w i l l e x h i b i t a h y s t e r e s i s l o o p , as at t h e r i g h t o f F i g u r e 1, o n r e m o v i n g t h e load. Z e n e r c a l l e d this latter b e h a v i o r anelastic. Some o f the stored e n e r g y is d i s s i p a t e d i n t h e f o r m o f heat. T h e area o f the hysteresis loop, w h i c h is a measure o f heat generation p e r deformation cycle, varies w i t h temperature. O v e r a short temperature r e g i o n near a m o l e c u l a r r e l a x a t i o n p r o c e s s , t h e l o o p m a y b e e x c e e d i n g l y s m a l l at t e m peratures above a n d b e l o w the relaxation process w i t h a m a x i m u m i n a r e a at t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e r e l a x a t i o n . O v e r a b r o a d t e m p e r a t u r e region i n a polymer w i t h m u l t i p l e transitions, several m a x i m a i n the area o f the hysteresis loops, o n e for each relaxation process, w i l l b e evident. F o r a d i e l e c t r i c stress a p p l i e d t o a p o l a r p o l y m e r , o n e o r m o r e h y s t e r e s i s l o o p s a l s o a r i s e as f r e q u e n c y o r t e m p e r a t u r e i s i n c r e a s e d . D i e l e c t r i c h e a t i n g t a k e s a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s fact. I n d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l t e s t i n g , h e a t i n g effects are u s u a l l y s m a l l b u t n o n e t h e l e s s r e a l . A n e x a m p l e o f s u c h h e a t i n g e f f e c t s w a s g i v e n b y T ô r m à l â e t a l . (26). A c y l i n d e r o f polycarbonate ( P C ) is s a n d w i c h e d b e t w e e n t w o steel r o d s — a n elastic i n p u t bar a n d a n elastic output bar. I m p a c t i n g t h e i n p u t b a r w i t h a s t r i k e r g e n e r a t e s a stress p u l s e t h a t i s t r a n s m i t t e d t h r o u g h t h e s p e c i m e n to t h e output bar. H e a t generated b y this d y n a m i c l o a d i n g o f t h e p o l y m e r b a r is m e a s u r e d w i t h a t h e r m o c o u p l e for a series o f s t a r t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e s . T h e s e t e m p e r a t u r e i n c r e a s e s c a n

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b e c o n v e r t e d to d y n a m i c loss m o d u l i b y the f o l l o w i n g a p p r o x i m a t e equation: G" =

4mC AT/ne p

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w h e r e m i s t h e m a s s o f t h e s a m p l e , C i s its s p e c i f i c h e a t , Δ Γ i s t h e temperature rise, and e is t h e c o m p r e s s i v e strain. L o s s p e a k s for T ( 2 3 0 Κ), Τ ( 3 5 0 Κ ) , a n d T ( a b o v e 4 3 0 K ) a r e d e p i c t e d . W e h a v e f o u n d (27) t h e s e t h r e e l o s s p e a k s (at l o w e r t e m p e r a t u r e s b e c a u s e o f l o w e r f r e q u e n c i e s ) u s i n g t h e 9 8 1 D M A u n i t d e s c r i b e d i n R e f e r e n c e 13. T h e e x i s t e n c e o f a t r u e /^-relaxation n e a r 350 Κ has c r e a t e d s o m e c o n t r o v e r s y , w h i c h w a s s u m m a r i z e d r e c e n t l y (16). T h e t e m p e r a t u r e i n c r e a s e m e a s u r e d b y T ô r m â l â e t a l . (26) a p p r e n t l y offers a d d i t i o n a l e v i d e n c e for a β-loss p r o c e s s i n P C . p

m a x


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T h e various dynamic mechanical testing units currently available a r e s i m p l y v e r y s e n s i t i v e , s o p h i s t i c a t e d i n s t r u m e n t s u s e d to m e a s u r e e n e r g y loss p e r c y c l e (and h e n c e heat generation) b y a v a r i e t y of n o n t h e r m a l s e n s i n g d e v i c e s , s u c h as d a m p i n g p e r c y c l e o r p h a s e angle. T h e various instruments measure a n d report the following quantities, d e p e n d i n g o n their mode(s) of operation: real, G ' , a n d i m aginary, G " , shear m o d u l i ; the corresponding c o m p l i a n c e s , / ' a n d / " ; r e a l , Ε ', a n d i m a g i n a r y , E " , t e n s i l e m o d u l i . T h e l o s s a n g l e , δ, u s u a l l y is r e p o r t e d as t a n δ = G 7 G ' = Ε'ΊΕ'; t h e d y n a m i c m e l t v i s c o s i t y , η, i s r e p o r t e d as η=&'/ω w h e r e ω r e p r e s e n t s t h e a n g u l a r f r e q u e n c y , n a m e l y , ω = 2 Π / w h e r e / i s the f r e q u e n c y i n h e r t z . Q u a n t i t i e s p r o p o r t i o n a l to some of these parameters also m a y be g i v e n . Instruments i n w h i c h the frequency varies also m a y d i s p l a y the frequency d i r e c t l y or m a y p r o v i d e information from w h i c h i t can be calculated. T a b l e I lists units a n d relations b e t w e e n units. A l t h o u g h a n a p p l i e d a l t e r n a t i n g v o l t a g e stress g i v e s r i s e to h e a t g e n e r a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y at h i g h f r e q u e n c i e s a n d v o l t a g e s , t e m p e r a t u r e r i s e i s n o t u s e d n o r m a l l y to m e a s u r e d i e l e c t r i c l o s s ( b u t m a y b e as d i s c u s s e d i n R e f e r e n c e 5). D i e l e c t r i c q u a n t i t i e s c o m m o n l y r e p o r t e d i n c l u d e d i e l e c t r i c c o n s t a n t , β ' ; d i e l e c t r i c l o s s , e"; a n d t a n g e n t o f t h e l o s s a n g l e , t a n δ = e'Ve'. O t h e r r e l a t e d q u a n t i t i e s m a y b e g i v e n . Competitive

Techniques

A n y o n e contemplating the purchase of d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t m u s t b e a w a r e o f s e v e r a l t e c h n i q u e s that are c o m p e t i t i v e w i t h and/or c o m p l e m e n t a r y to the m e c h a n i c a l m e t h o d s . S o m e o f these t e c h n i q u e s are r e l a t i v e l y n e w ; a l l h a v e b e e n or are c a p a b l e o f b e i n g automated. T h e r m a l l y Stimulated C r e e p . T h i s m e c h a n i c a l t e c h n i q u e w a s d e v e l o p e d b y L a c a b a n n e e t a l . (27-29). T h e s p e c i m e n i s s u b j e c t e d to


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T a b l e I. C o m m o n T e r m s , Symbols, and Units for D y n a m i c M e c h a n i c a l and D y n a m i c M e l t Viscosity Data Units Term Shear modulus

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Newtons per meter squared, also called Pascals.

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Pascal seconds.

a t o r s i o n a l l o a d at a n e l e v a t e d t e m p e r a t u r e a n d c o o l e d r a p i d l y w i t h the l o a d s t i l l a p p l i e d . O n w a r m i n g , b o t h strain a n d its t i m e d e r i v a t i v e a r e r e c o r d e d as a f u n c t i o n o f t e m p e r a t u r e . T h e m e t h o d is c a p a b l e o f h i g h r e s o l v i n g p o w e r for d e t e c t i n g m u l t i p l e transitions. It uses a tor s i o n p e n d u l u m w i t h the s p e c i m e n s u p p o r t e d o n a glass b r a i d i f the m e l t state is to b e s t u d i e d . Dielectric Methods. T h e s e m e t h o d s a r e o f t w o t y p e s : (a) d i r e c t r e a d i n g b r i d g e s that p r o v i d e e i t h e r r e c o r d i n g or d i g i t a l r e a d o u t o f d i e l e c t r i c c o n s t a n t , d i e l e c t r i c l o s s , t a n δ, a n d o t h e r q u a n t i t i e s as a function of temperature; some instruments provide a choice of several f r e q u e n c i e s ; a n d (b) t h e r m a l l y s t i m u l a t e d c u r r e n t d i s c h a r g e ( T S C ) . T h i s m e t h o d is t h e e l e c t r i c a l a n a l o g o f t h e r m a l l y s t i m u l a t e d c r e e p . A h i g h v o l t a g e i s a p p l i e d to a p o l y m e r f i l m at e l e v a t e d t e m p e r a t u r e a n d t h e s a m p l e is c o o l e d r a p i d l y w i t h t h e v o l t a g e o n . A f t e r r e m o v a l o f t h e a p p l i e d v o l t a g e , t h e s p e c i m e n is h e a t e d at a s l o w r a t e w h i l e c u r r e n t flow t h r o u g h t h e s p e c i m e n i s m e a s u r e d . A c u r r e n t p e a k o c c u r s at e a c h t r a n s i t i o n (see R e f e r e n c e s 8 a n d 9 for d e t a i l s ) . F i g u r e 2 s h o w s a c u r r e n t t r a c e for a t a c t i c p o l y m e t h y l m e t h a c r y l a t e ( P M M A ) (30). A n a u t o -


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m a t e d i n s t r u m e n t for o b t a i n i n g s u c h d a t a is t h e E l e c t r e t T h e r m a l A n a l y z e r ( A t l a s E l e c t r i c D e v i c e s ) . R e s o l v i n g p o w e r is v e r y h i g h a n d m a n y s m a l l current peaks, e a c h i n d i c a t i v e of some transition or relaxa t i o n , m a y b e s e e n i n a d d i t i o n to m a j o r t r a n s i t i o n s o b s e r v e d i n d y n a m i c t e s t i n g . T S C has s e v e r a l advantages

besides high

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i n g p o w e r a n d s i m p l i c i t y . F i r s t , i t c a n w o r k i n t h e m o l t e n state w h e r e p o l y m e r s are m e c h a n i c a l l y w e a k , v e r y s t i c k y , a n d s u b j e c t to flow.

viscous

L a c a b a n n e et a l . u s e d T S C to o b s e r v e t h e l i q u i d — l i q u i d

t r a n s i t i o n i n P S (31) a n d P M M A (30).

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Second, having scanned a speci-

m e n f r o m l o w to h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e a n d l o c a t e d a l l o f t h e c u r r e n t p e a k s , one can do a n e w experiment c o m b i n i n g selection of the p o l a r i z i n g t e m p e r a t u r e f o l l o w e d b y s h o r t - c i r c u i t i n g at s o m e l o w e r

temperature

to i s o l a t e a n y d e s i r e d t r a n s i t i o n r e g i o n . E x a m p l e s a p p e a r i n R e f e r e n c e 3 1 f o r P S a n d R e f e r e n c e 3 0 for P M M A . A p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e T S C t e c h n i q u e to o t h e r s p e c i f i c p o l y m e r s m a y b e c i t e d as f o l l o w s : s e v e r a l p o l y s t y r e n e s (32);

p o l y a c r y l o n i t r i l e (33);

p o l y c a r b o n a t e ( P C ) (34);

crystalline polymers [polyethylene (PE), Teflon, p o l y v i n y l i d e n e


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( P V D F ) ] (35, 36); p o l y b l e n d s (37); e p o x i e s (38); a n d n y l o n s (39). c o u r s e , n u m e r o u s e x a m p l e s a p p e a r i n R e f e r e n c e s 8 a n d 9.

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A (qualitative) comparison b e t w e e n d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l a n d d i e l e c t r i c test results m a y b e i n s t r u c t i v e . E x c e p t i n s p e c i a l cases, r e l a t i n g a d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l l o s s p e a k to a s p e c i f i c t y p e o f m e c h a n i c a l motion may be difficult. O f course, J . Heijboer's torsion p e n d u l u m s t u d y (40) o f c y c l o h e x y l a n d o t h e r c y c l o a l k y l r i n g m o t i o n s is a n o t e d exception i n w h i c h the type of m o t i o n is k n o w n i n detail. I f a p o l y m e r c o n t a i n s a p o l a r g r o u p ( i n c l u d i n g m i l d l y o x i d i z e d P E ) so t h a t t h e r e i s direct c o u p l i n g b e t w e e n the d i e l e c t r i c f i e l d a n d that p o l a r group, the nature of the m o t i o n may be k n o w n w i t h precision. F o r a c o m p l i c a t e d p o l y m e r l i k e P C , a c o m b i n a t i o n o f m a n y t e c h n i q u e s w a s n e e d e d to u n r a v e l the l o w temperature loss peaks: d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l , d i e l e c tric, IR, T S C , a n d N M R . W e r e v i e w e d the pertinent literature on this p o l y m e r (14, 16). D i e l e c t r i c t e s t i n g a l w a y s has f a c e d a d i l e m m a b e t w e e n d i r e c t c u r r e n t c o n d u c t i o n l o s s at l o w f r e q u e n c y a n d p o o r r e s o l v i n g p o w e r at high frequency. A technique recently reported by Klaase and V a n T u r n h o u t (41) a l l o w s for c i r c u m v e n t i o n o f t h e p r o b l e m s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c o n d u c t i o n c u r r e n t s at r e l a t i v e l y l o w f r e q u e n c y . T r a d i t i o n a l l y , e" loss peaks m a y be b u r i e d c o m p l e t e l y b y c o n d u c t i o n currents, u s u a l l y at h i g h fluidity, w h e t h e r t h e r e s u l t o f h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e , t h e p r e s e n c e of d i l u e n t s , or b o t h . C l a s s i c a l methods c a n correct this p r o b l e m . H o w e v e r , R e f e r e n c e 4 1 p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e d i e l e c t r i c c o n s t a n t , e', i s n o t a f f e c t e d b y c o n d u c t i o n c u r r e n t s . H e n c e , t h e d e r i v a t i v e , de'ldT o r de'ld l o g / , w i l l e x h i b i t a m a x i m u m at a n e" l o s s p e a k b u r i e d u n d e r t h e conduction current. T h i s technique can greatly extend the utilization o f d i e l e c t r i c t e s t i n g . A p p l i c a t i o n o f t h i s m e t h o d to d i e l e c t r i c l o s s at 1 H z as a p p l i e d t o P V D F h a s b e e n d e m o n s t r a t e d (41). I predict a resurgence of interest i n dielectric testing sparked b y the electronic applications of electrets a n d other piezoelectric devices p r e p a r e d f r o m p o l y m e r s a n d c o p o l y m e r s o f v i n y l i d e n e fluoride. T h i s resurgence w i l l be a i d e d both b y the self-balancing bridges a n d b y the i m p r o v e d data treatment methods just m e n t i o n e d . M o r e o v e r , a d i e l e c t r i c b r i d g e is a c o n v e n i e n t m e t h o d f o r e x t e n d i n g t h e f r e q u e n c y range o f d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l loss e q u i p m e n t , thus p e r m i t t i n g c a l c u l a t i o n o f m o r e a c c u r a t e a c t i v a t i o n e n e r g i e s . (See s e c t i o n e n t i t l e d " T e s t Frequency.") H e d v i g (4) d e s c r i b e d t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f v a r i o u s s e l f - b a l a n c i n g a n d / o r d i r e c t r e c o r d i n g b r i d g e s . Y a l o f a n d W r a s i d l o (42) d i s c u s s e d a specific direct b a l a n c i n g - r e c o r d i n g unit n o w commercially availa b l e as A u d r e y ( a u t o m a t i c d i e l e c t r o m e t e r ) f r o m T e t r a h e d r o n . T h i s g r o u p (42) s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d s t h e c o m b i n e d u s e o f d i e l e c t r i c


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testing w i t h one other m e t h o d , for e x a m p l e , differential s c a n n i n g calorimetry ( D S C ) , i n production quality control. W e use a H e w l e t t - P a c k a r d automatic b a l a n c i n g b r i d g e that pro v i d e s d i g i t a l r e a d o u t s o f c a p a c i t a n c e , r e s i s t a n c e , i n d u c t a n c e , t a n 8, a n d Q at a n y o f t h r e e p r e s e l e c t e d f r e q u e n c i e s , Ι Ο , 1 0 , a n d 1 0 H z (42). D e s i g n e d for p r o d u c t i o n l i n e q u a l i t y c o n t r o l t e s t i n g o f e l e c t r i c a l c o m p o n e n t s , i t h a s p r o v e n to b e a u s e f u l r e s e a r c h t o o l . Its l o w e r l i m i t o f tan δ is 0.001. T h i s a u t o m a t i c b a l a n c i n g b r i d g e c a n b e i n t e r f a c e d w i t h r e c o r d i n g e q u i p m e n t . Its u s e i n d e t e c t i n g T i n p o l y c h l o r o s t y r e n e is d i s c u s s e d e l s e w h e r e (43). T h e l i q u i d - l i q u i d t r a n s i t i o n ( T ) i n p o l y p r o p y l e n e g l y c o l 4000 also was detected w i t h this same instru m e n t (44). 2

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or problem(s) of the i n s t r u m e n t i n c l u d e s i m m e d i a t e as w e l l as T h i s is a n i n d i v i d u a l p r o b l e m a n d c o n s i d e r i n g the f o l l o w i n g specific

2. T y p e s o f s p e c i m e n s , t e m p e r a t u r e r a n g e , f r e q u e n c y r a n g e , a n d d e f o r m a t i o n m o d e . (See T a b l e II.) 3. F i x e d v s . v a r i a b l e f r e q u e n c y . (See Frequency.")

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4. P r o p e r t i e s ( d y n a m i c l o s s , s t o r a g e m o d u l u s , etc.) as a f u n c t i o n o f f r e q u e n c y v s . s u c h p r o p e r t i e s as a f u n c t i o n o f t e m p e r a t u r e , o r as a f u n c t i o n o f b o t h . 5. R e s o l v i n g p o w e r , a c c u r a c y , a n d r e p r o d u c i b i l i t y . (See section on " R e s o l v i n g Power.")

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3. A m o r p h o u s t h e r m o p l a s t i c s m e a s u r e d u p to or j u s t above T 4. S a m e as 3 b u t m e a s u r e d above T 5. S e m i c r y s t a l l i n e p o l y m e r s u p to T 6. S a m e as 5 b u t g o i n g above T 7. T h e r m o s e t s ( a l r e a d y c u r e d ) u p to t h e r m a l d e c o m p o s i tion temperatures 8. C u r a b l e l o w m o l . w t . l i q u i d s or s o l i d s that c h a n g e to t h e r m o p l a s t i c s or thermosets on cure 9. C o m p o s i t e s c o n s i s t i n g o f a thermoplastic polymer b l e n d e d w i t h particulate or fibrous filler 10. C o m p o s i t e t h e r m o s e t s

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any reference temperature may be selected. E x a m p l e s of these vario u s t y p e s o f p l o t s m a y b e i n s p e c t e d i n s t a n d a r d r e f e r e n c e w o r k s (J - 5 ) .


S o m e instruments m a y c o m e w i t h accessories that i n c l u d e a selfc o n t a i n e d c o m p u t e r - p l o t t e r for p l o t t i n g a n y d e p e n d e n t v a r i a b l e against one or m o r e i n d e p e n d e n t v a r i a b l e s . M o r e s i m p l y , data f r o m the instrument m a y be tape p u n c h e d a n d u s e d i n a standard c o m p u t e r - d a t a p l o t t i n g system. O n e s o p h i s t i c a t e d d e v i c e of great v e r s a t i l i t y w a s d e s c r i b e d e l s e w h e r e (25). A n y d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l u n i t c a p a b l e o f b e i n g p r e s e t to a f i x e d f r e q u e n c y (see t h e s e c t i o n e n t i t l e d " T e s t F r e q u e n c y " ) w i l l h a v e a r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l n u m b e r o f t h e s e f i x e d f r e q u e n c i e s t o s e l e c t as w e l l as a s m a l l t o t a l r a n g e . T e m p e r a t u r e i n c r e m e n t s at a f i x e d f r e q u e n c y c a n b e as s m a l l as t h e e x p e r i m e n t e r d e s i r e s , s u c h as 1, 5, 10, a n d 2 0 ° C , o r , w i t h some instruments, they can increase continuously. Plots against t e m p e r a t u r e s h o w l o c a t i o n s o f t r a n s i t i o n s at t e m p e r a t u r e s t h a t c a n b e c o r r e l a t e d w i t h d a t a f r o m q u a s i - s t a t i c d e v i c e s s u c h as D S C , t h e r m a l expansion, and other devices. F i n a l l y , t w o p r a c t i c a l s u g g e s t i o n s are b a s e d o n t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t a n i n d i v i d u a l o r g r o u p h a s a r r i v e d at a c h o i c e b e t w e e n t w o c o m p e t i t i v e i n s t r u m e n t s or e v e n a s i n g l e i n s t r u m e n t . O n e s u g g e s t i o n is to t a l k to o n e o r s e v e r a l i n d i v i d u a l s a l r e a d y u s i n g o n e o r t h e o t h e r o f t h e two instruments i n question. Subtle points about mechanical d e p e n d a b i l i t y , s p e e d o f s e r v i c e , r e p l a c e m e n t c o s t s , etc., m a y e m e r g e . T h e o t h e r p o i n t is to r e q u e s t f r o m t h e i n s t r u m e n t m a n u f a c t u r e r a t e s t r u n o n o n e o r s e v e r a l t y p i c a l s p e c i m e n s t h a t are o f c u r r e n t i n t e r e s t to t h e e v e n t u a l user. T h e r e are, of course, m a n y other practical c o n s i d erations. F o r example, i f the i n t e n d e d use of an instrument covers a study of elastomers, b l o c k p o l y m e r s , or any system w i t h T w e l l b e l o w r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e , one s h o u l d c o m p a r e alternate i n s t r u m e n t s i n costs for l i q u i d n i t r o g e n a n d / o r m e c h a n i c a l r e f r i g e r a t i o n systems. g

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t i v e d i f f e r e n c e s are t h a t (a) t h e b r a i d p l u s p o l y m e r s y s t e m is a c o m p o s i t e t h a t d o e s n o t y i e l d a n a b s o l u t e v a l u e o f G ' ; a n d (b) o n e c a n n o t operate a p p r e c i a b l y above T or T i n the p e n d u l u m m o d e .


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W e e x p e c t the t r e n d to g r o w s u c h that a n y g i v e n i n s t r u m e n t w i l l have one or s e v e r a l p r i n c i p a l m o d e s of o p e r a t i o n b u t it n e e d not be c o n f i n e d to t h o s e m o d e s . C o m p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n s u p p l i e r s o f i n s t r u m e n t s a n d / o r i n g e n u i t y o n t h e p a r t o f u s e r s w i l l l e a d to a c o n s t a n t stream of innovations. T h e m o d e of o p e r a t i o n o f the d u P o n t D M A 981 u n i t has p u z z l e d m a n y p e r s o n s . L e a r (45) c l a r i f i e d t h i s s i t u a t i o n b y s h o w i n g t h a t at a l o w Lit ( l e n g t h / t h i c k n e s s ) r a t i o t h e d e f o r m a t i o n is p r i m a r i l y s h e a r ; at h i g h Lit, t h e d e f o r m a t i o n i s i n b e n d i n g , h e n c e t e n s i o n . O f course, before the development of T B A , techniques h a d b e e n d e v e l o p e d a n d t h e o r y p r o v i d e d as e a r l y as 1 9 5 1 f o r p o l y m e r - c o a t e d m e t a l s t r i p s to b e m e a s u r e d b y t h e t o r s i o n p e n d u l u m m e t h o d , t h u s permitting study of l o w molecular weight polymers and/or polymers a b o v e T (see f o o t n o t e to T a b l e I i n R e f e r e n c e 17 a n d A p p e n d i x C ) . g

Subsequently, numerous techniques have b e e n described: use of p o r o u s s u p p o r t s f o r t o r s i o n p e n d u l u m (46) a n d R h e o v i b r o n (47); polymer-coated c o i l e d springs i n the R h e o v i b r o n , a m e t h o d c a l l e d d y n a m i c s p r i n g a n a l y s i s ( D S A ) (48); u s e o f a g l a s s m o n o f i l a m e n t c o a t e d w i t h a u n i f o r m t h i c k n e s s o f p o l y m e r as t h e s p e c i m e n i n a T B A u n i t (49). A l t h o u g h t h e s p e c i m e n i s a c o m p o s i t e , s i m p l e g e o m e t r y permits calculation of p o l y m e r constants. P r o b l e m s c o n c e r n initial uniformity of coating a n d vertical flow of p o l y m e r d u r i n g the e x p e r i ment. O b v i o u s l y , the same e x p e r i m e n t can be c o n d u c t e d i n a c o n v e n tional torsion p e n d u l u m . Test

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A v a i l a b l e d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l test e q u i p m e n t is o f s e v e r a l t y p e s : (a) a s m a l l n u m b e r o f f i x e d , p r e s e l e c t e d f r e q u e n c i e s , w i t h t e m p e r a t u r e as t h e v a r i a b l e ; (b) a f r e q u e n c y s w e e p a g a i n s t a l i n e a r o r l o g a r i t h m i c f r e q u e n c y s c a l e ; a n d (c) r e s o n a n t s y s t e m s i n w h i c h t h e f r e q u e n c y d e c r e a s e s w i t h i n c r e a s i n g t e m p e r a t u r e as t h e m o d u l u s o f t h e s p e c i m e n decreases. T h e t o r s i o n p e n d u l u m a n d D M A 981 u n i t s are o f this type. T h e i n t e n d e d e n d use for a d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l tester w i l l b e a major factor i n d e c i d i n g w h i c h o f three types of u n i t s to c h o o s e . O n e m a y w i s h to correlate w i t h i m p a c t t e s t i n g w h e r e the effective freq u e n c y is about 1000 H z ; or w i t h acoustic e n e r g y a b s o r p t i o n w h e r e a r a n g e f r o m a b o u t 100 to a b o u t 1 0 , 0 0 0 H z m a y b e o f i n t e r e s t . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , t h e i n v e s t i g a t o r m a y w i s h to c o n s t r u c t r e l a x a t i o n m a p s , n a m e l y , plots o f l o g f r e q u e n c y against r e c i p r o c a l t e m p e r a t u r e for e a c h o f the several loss peaks i n a s p e c i m e n , f r o m w h i c h a p p a r e n t e n t h a l p i e s of


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a c t i v a t i o n , Δ Η , c a n b e c a l c u l a t e d . I n t h i s c a s e , a f r e q u e n c y r a n g e o f at l e a s t t w o a n d p r e f e r a b l y a m i n i m u m o f t h r e e d e c a d e s is d e s i r a b l e to g e t m e a n i n g f u l v a l u e s o f Δ Η . I f e x t r e m e p r e c i s i o n i n ΔΗ i s d e s i r e d , s e v e r a l d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l test i n s t r u m e n t s m a y b e n e e d e d . F o r e x a m p l e , o n e g r o u p advocates t h e u s e o f f i v e d i f f e r e n t i n s t r u m e n t s to c o v e r t h e f r e q u e n c y r a n g e f r o m 1 0 ~ H z ( c r e e p ) to 1 0 H z (50). C o n v e r s e l y , l o w f r e q u e n c y m e c h a n i c a l loss results m a y b e s u p plemented w i t h dielectric measurements i n w h i c h a single dielec t r i c b r i d g e m a y c o v e r t h e r a n g e f r o m 6 0 t o 1 0 H z . If, h o w e v e r , o n e ' s i n t e r e s t is p r i m a r i l y i n l o c a t i n g m e c h a n i c a l l o s s p e a k s a l o n g t h e t e m p e r a t u r e s c a l e as a f u n c t i o n o f c h e m i c a l s t r u c t u r e , p o l y m e r b l e n d s , block copolymers, percent crystallinity, cross-linking, additive con t e n t s u c h as f i l l e r s o r p l a s t i c i z e r s , a r e s o n a n t - t y p e a p p a r a t u s i s g e n e r a l l y a d e q u a t e . T h e glass t r a n s i t i o n t e m p e r a t u r e for m o s t c o m m o n t h e r m o p l a s t i c s a n d t h e r m o s e t s is r e l a t i v e l y i n v a r i a n t w i t h f r e q u e n c y over a range of 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 H z . α

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1. M a n y r e l a x a t i o n m a p s h a v e b e e n d e t e r m i n e d a n d p u b l i s h e d , g e n e r a l l y i n c o n v e n i e n t c o l l e c t i o n s (I —7). 2. I n f o r m a t i o n g a i n e d f r o m t h e s e r e p o r t s s h o w s t h a t Δ Η for T increases m o n o t o n i c a l l y (actually, e x p o n e n t i a l l y ) w i t h i n c r e a s i n g T so t h a t k n o w i n g T b y a n y l o w f r e q u e n c y m e t h o d s u c h as D S C o r t o r s i o n p e n d u l u m a l l o w s a r e a s o n a b l y accurate estimate o f Δ Η for T to b e m a d e . (See R e f e r e n c e 10 a n d a l s o A p p e n d i x B.) α

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tion energies from a single frequency have been pro p o s e d (53). T h e t r e a t m e n t o f r e s o n a n t m o d e s is a s p e c i a l case. 6. O c c a s i o n a l l y , w e c o l l e c t e d s c a t t e r e d m e c h a n i c a l l o s s data from the literature a n d constructed a relaxation m a p , u s u a l l y of l i m i t e d scope. I n one instance, w e m e r g e d our l o w frequency D M A data on a β-loss peak w i t h h i g h e r f r e q u e n c y literature data to estimate a r e l i a b l e v a l u e o f ΔΗ (16). α

T h e s e r e m a r k s s h o u l d not b e c o n s t r u e d to i m p l y a n e g a t i v e atti t u d e o n o u r p a r t a b o u t r e l a x a t i o n m a p s a n d v a l u e s o f ΔΗ . S u c h n u m e r i c a l v a l u e s a n d plots c l e a r l y assist i n the o v e r a l l u n d e r s t a n d i n g of r e l a x a t i o n a n d t r a n s i t i o n p h e n o m e n a . R a t h e r , w e are m a k i n g t w o p o i n t s : (1) I f a n i n d i v i d u a l o r g r o u p is f o r c e d , f o r w h a t e v e r r e a s o n , to purchase an i n s t r u m e n t l a c k i n g c o n t r o l l e d frequency settings, various a l t e r n a t i v e s are a v a i l a b l e f o r e s t i m a t i n g ΔΗ v a l u e s , as j u s t e n u m e r a t e d ; a n d (2) o n e m a y g e t c a r r i e d a w a y b y t h e s e e m i n g l u x u r y o f twisting knobs w i t h o u t r e a l i z i n g some of the attendant problems i n a n a l y z i n g the data.


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at 2 5 H z ; a n d w e l l r e s o l v e d at 10 H z . V a r i o u s t e c h n i q u e s s u c h as u s e of a c u r v e r e s o l v e r or c o m p u t e r s i m u l a t i o n c a n h e l p i n d o u b t f u l cases, b u t use of f r e q u e n c i e s b e l o w 20—25 H z are g e n e r a l l y most r e l i a b l e . D a t a on other pairs of transitions and/or other polymers m a y give d i f f e r e n t results. A l s o , t h e a u t o m a t e d R h e o v i b r o n is s a i d to h a v e b e t t e r r e s o l v i n g p o w e r t h a n t h e o l d e r m o d e l s (20). T h e b a s i c p r o b l e m at i s s u e is s h o w n s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g u r e 5, w h i c h represents a r e l a x a t i o n m a p for a p o l y m e r h a v i n g t w o l o w t e m p e r a t u r e t r a n s i t i o n s w i t h f r e q u e n c y d e p e n d e n c e as i n d i c a t e d . T h e t w o l i n e s u l t i m a t e l y c o n v e r g e at h i g h e r f r e q u e n c i e s . R e s o l u t i o n o f t h e t w o p r o c e s s e s is o b v i o u s l y b e s t at l o w e r f r e q u e n c i e s a n d w i l l u l t i m a t e l y


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A m o r e i m p o r t a n t area concerns the use o f T B A to f o l l o w t h e c u r i n g o f t h e r m o s e t s (66). H e r e , G i l l h a m o b s e r v e s a p r e g e l a t i o n l o s s peak. M y belief, b a s e d o n the studies just n o t e d i n the T r e g i o n , is that this a n d other aspects o f t h e c u r i n g process o b s e r v e d b y T B A are genuine. A c t u a l l y , t h e basic p r o b l e m goes b e y o n d that o f a specific t e c h nique, namely, T B A . A n y dynamic mechanical technique involving a s u p p o r t s y s t e m f o r a p o l y m e r t h a t is w e a k o r f l u i d m a y r a i s e t h e s a m e issues. O t h e r supports reportedly used i n c l u d e blotting paper, filter p a p e r , m e t a l w i r e m e s h , glass c l o t h , i n c o m p a t i b l e p o l y m e r s , c o m p a t i b l e p o l y m e r s , m e t a l s t r i p s , e t c . V a r a d a r a j a n a n d I (67) r e v i e w e d t h i s subject e l s e w h e r e . K o l e s k e a n d F a u c h e r also r e v i e w e d the use o f p o r o u s s u b s t r a t e s (68). u

O n e m a y i g n o r e a n y g e n e r a l a n d / o r t h e o r e t i c a l a r g u m e n t s as t o w h e t h e r t h e b r a i d i n T B A (or, f o r t h a t m a t t e r , t h e p o r o u s s u b s t r a t e i n a n y d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l test) i n t r o d u c e s o n e o r m o r e f a l s e t r a n s i t i o n s , i.e., artifacts. T h e r e a l issue is w h e t h e r or n o t loss peaks o b s e r v e d b y any of these porous support methods correlate i n a m e a n i n g f u l w a y w i t h end-use properties. Summary T h i s c h a p t e r p r e s e n t e d (1) a t u t o r i a l i n t r o d u c t i o n for i n d i v i d u a l s n e w to t h e f i e l d b u t i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e n a t u r e a n d p o t e n t i a l o f d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l t e s t i n g a n d (2) a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e t y p e s o f a u t o m a t e d


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e q u i p m e n t c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e . F a c t o r s to c o n s i d e r b e f o r e p u r c h a s i n g a n i n s t r u m e n t w e r e l i s t e d . A t the same t i m e , it is e m p h a s i z e d that v a r i o u s n e w t e c h n i q u e s s u c h as t h e r m a l l y s t i m u l a t e d c u r r e n t a n d t h e r m a l l y s t i m u l a t e d c r e e p , as w e l l as i m p r o v e m e n t s i n d i e l e c t r i c l o s s m e a s u r e m e n t s , c a n y i e l d i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y b e s u p e r i o r to, or m o r e g e n e r a l l y c o m p l e m e n t a r y to, that o b t a i n e d b y d y n a m i c m e c h a n i c a l testing. R e s o l v i n g p o w e r , o r t h e a b i l i t y to o b s e r v e d e t a i l b e t w e e n a n d / o r i n m e c h a n i c a l l o s s p e a k s , a p p e a r s to h a v e t w o a s p e c t s : 1. R e s o l u t i o n o f t h e jS-peak (at 0.75 T ) f r o m T w i t h m o d e r n i n s t r u m e n t s a p p e a r s to r e q u i r e u s e o f a f r e q u e n c y i n t h e r a n g e o f 1 - 1 0 H z , as i s i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h P V D F (see F i g u r e s 3 a n d 4). 2. F i n e s t r u c t u r e w i t h i n t h e j8-peak o f P M M A o r w i t h i n t h e γ - p e a k ( c i r c a - 1 2 0 °C) o f P C r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f t e c h n i q u e s s u c h as t h e r m a l l y s t i m u l a t e d c u r r e n t o r t h e r m a l l y stimulated creep, w i t h effective frequencies i n the range of 10~ H z , a n d h e n c e m u c h h i g h e r r e s o l v i n g p o w e r .


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F i n a l l y , the use of porous substrates (braids, filter paper, a n d w i r e m e s h ) as s u p p o r t s f o r f l u i d s y s t e m s ( o l i g o m e r s , c u r a b l e m o n o m e r s , o r m o l t e n polymers) was d i s c u s s e d from the v i e w p o i n t of possible ar tifacts a r i s i n g f r o m the c o m p o s i t e nature o f the s p e c i m e n . I b e l i e v e that, b e c a u s e t r a n s i t i o n s o b s e r v e d w i t h s u p p o r t e d systems are g e n e r ally observable b y a variety of methods not i n v o l v i n g supports, the artifact p r o b l e m has b e e n exaggerated.

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S u b s e q u e n t to t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e f o r e g o i n g m a t e r i a l , w e l e a r n e d of t w o a d d i t i o n a l a u t o m a t e d i n s t r u m e n t s that r e c e n t l y b e c a m e c o m m e r c i a l l y a v a i l a b l e . O n e s u c h i n s t r u m e n t is t h e T o r s i o n a u t o m a t s u p p l i e d b y B r a b e n d e r . A s t h e n a m e i m p l i e s , t h i s i n s t r u m e n t is a f u l l y a u t o m a t e d t o r s i o n a l p e n d u l u m . A f o u r - c o l o r p l o t t e r is e m p l o y e d to r e c o r d q u a n t i t i e s s u c h as G ' , G " , l o g d e c r e m e n t , a n d f r e q u e n c y as a function of temperature or t i m e . A d y n a m i c v i s c o s i m e t e r w a s offered b y R o d e m . It consists o f os cillating concentric cylinders driven mechanically with continuously v a r i a b l e f r e q u e n c y o v e r a range o f 100 to 5 x 10~ H z . T h e p a r a m e t e r s G ' , G " , a n d loss angle c a n b e o b t a i n e d o n s o l u t i o n s , gels, a n d m o l t e n p o l y m e r s . D i g i t a l r e a d o u t i s s t a n d a r d for a c o m p u t e r w i t h d a t a h a n dling being optional. 5

M o s t l i k e l y , o t h e r a u t o m a t e d i n s t r u m e n t s are u n d e r d e v e l o p m e n t o r are e v e n a l r e a d y a n n o u n c e d ; a s u r v e y w a s n o t c o n d u c t e d .


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A s m e n t i o n e d e a r l i e r , Δ Η v a l u e s t e n d t o i n c r e a s e as t h e t r a n s i t i o n temperature i n q u e s t i o n increases. F i g u r e 6 is a s e m i l o g a r i t h m i c p l o t o f AH f o r T as a f u n c t i o n o f T . α

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F i g u r e 7 is a s i m i l a r p l o t f o r Τ . W e f i n d t h e l a t t e r p l o t to b e s l i g h t l y m o r e l i n e a r t h a n t h e l i n e a r f i t p r o p o s e d b y H e i j b o e r (32). Values of Δ Η on w h i c h Figures 6 and 7 were based can be found i n T a b l e s I I I a n d I V o f R e f e r e n c e 10. β

α

P l o t s o f l o g / - 1/T f o r T a r e c u r v e d d e c i d e d l y , b e i n g c o n c a v e d o w n w a r d . T h e y do not follow an A r r h e n i u s equation but rather a V o g e l - W L F t y p e o f r e l a t i o n s h i p , w i t h e x p - [B/(T - T ) ] w h e r e T is a r e f e r e n c e t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d Β is a c o n s t a n t . E x a m p l e s o f c u r v e d p l o t s for T m a y b e f o u n d i n R e f e r e n c e s 30 a n d 31 a n d i n F i g u r e s 2 0 a n d 22 o f R e f e r e n c e 60. H e n c e , Δ Η for T decreases w i t h i n c r e a s i n g fre q u e n c y . C o w i e (61 ) s u g g e s t s t h a t Δ Η f o r T i s a b o u t h a l f o f t h a t f o r T , b u t t h i s statement m u s t refer to f r e q u e n c i e s of t h e o r d e r o f 100 H z . tl

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o l d c o n c e p t i n w h i c h a l o w m e c h a n i c a l l o s s m e t a l s t r i p (e.g., b r a s s s h i m stock) is u s e d as a s u p p o r t for p o l y m e r s to b e s t u d i e d i n t h e d u P o n t 981 D M A u n i t . S e v e r a l advantages are f o u n d , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e m e t a l is c o a t e d u n i f o r m l y o n b o t h s i d e s w i t h t h e p o l y m e r t o b e studied. 1. A b s o l u t e m o d u l u s o f t h e p o l y m e r i n b e n d i n g c a n b e c a l culated. 2. L o s s p e a k s c a n b e l o c a t e d a l t h o u g h a b s o l u t e v a l u e s o f the loss m a y not a l w a y s b e o b s e r v e d . 3. M e a s u r e m e n t o f t h e d y n a m i c p r o p e r t i e s is p o s s i b l e at least 100 Κ a b o v e T p r o v i d e d that a d h e s i o n b e t w e e n p o l y m e r a n d s u p p o r t is m a i n t a i n e d . 4. R e s o n a n t f r e q u e n c y v a r i a t i o n i s r e d u c e d g r e a t l y b e c a u s e the m o d u l u s of the metal changes little over the tempera ture range of interest. g

F i g u r e 8 s h o w s loss e x p r e s s e d i n m i l l i v o l t s a n d resonant fre q u e n c y i n h e r t z as a f u n c t i o n o f t e m p e r a t u r e for 1 0 - m i l c o p p e r s h i m s t o c k c o a t e d o n b o t h s i d e s w i t h a b o u t 10 m i l s o f a h i g h m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t (ca. M = 5 x 1 0 , w h e r e M r e p r e s e n t s t h e n u m b e r - a v e r a g e m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t ) p o l y i s o b u t y l e n e ( P I B ) . T h e T , Τ > T , o r Tu t r a n s i t i o n s a n d a w e a k ^ - r e l a x a t i o n a r e e v i d e n t . T h e r a t i o T (K)/T (K) i s 1.22. T h e Τ p e a k i s n o t w e l l r e s o l v e d b u t a p p e a r s to b e c l o s e t o 0 . 7 5 T (K) = - 1 0 7 ° C . M o r g a n e t a l . (.73) w e r e u n a b l e t o l o c a t e a β - p e a k i n P I B u s i n g the vibrating r e e d t e c h n i q u e but a β-peak was observed b y W e i (74) i n t h e r e g i o n o f - 9 0 ° C o n s i x d i f f e r e n t s p e c i m e n s o f P I B v a r y i n g i n M from 7 6 0 - 8 . 6 Χ 10 , u s i n g T B A . R e s o l u t i o n was best i n the n

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Acknowledgments I a m i n d e b t e d t o K . V a r a d a r a j a n , a f o r m e r p o s t d o c t o r a l f e l l o w at M i c h i g a n M o l e c u l a r Institute, for the D M A results p r e s e n t e d i n F i g u r e s 3, 4, a n d 8. I a l s o a m i n d e b t e d t o H o w a r d S t a r k w e a t h e r o f Ε . I . d u P o n t de N e m o u r s & C o . , I n c . E x p e r i m e n t a l Station, for d i s c u s s i n g the advantages o f p o l y m e r - c o a t e d s h i m stock i n D M A p r i o r to p u b l i cation. C . L a c a b a n n e p r o v i d e d us, p r i o r to p u b l i c a t i o n , w i t h the manuscript from w h i c h F i g u r e 2 was prepared. H e l p f u l comments w e r e r e c e i v e d f r o m J o h n G i l l h a m , P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y a n d P h i l i p S. G i l l , d u Pont Instrument Products Department, Wilmington, D E . T h i s chapter is d e d i c a t e d to D a l e J . M e i e r , M i c h i g a n M o l e c u l a r Institute, o n the occasion of his 60th birthday.



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