Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials

use as purge gas 351, 443 heptadecane 795

heptane 794

melting parameters 543 hexacosane 795 hexadecane 795

heat capacity of solid 327 hexane 794

heat capacity of solid 327 melting parameters 543

hexatriacontane 796

HIPS, see: polystyrene, high impact HPX-11, see: poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-

oxyxylyleneoxy-1,4- phenyleneoxyundecamethylene)

hydrocarbon, linear, melting parameters 542–544, 543

heat capacity and thermodynamic functions 327–329, 327–329

molecular mechanics 42 see also: paraffins; and also:

specific paraffins hydrochloric acid, thermochemical data

323

2-hydroxybenzoic acid, TGA and DTA 440, 441, 440

hydrogen, atomization, heat of 324 bond energy 324

bromide, melting parameters 539 chloride, melting parameters 539 cyanide, melting parameters 542 iodide, melting parameters 539 melting parameters 539 phosphide, melting parameters 539 sulfide, class of molecule 8

melting parameters 539 thermochemistry of the combustion

of 320–322, 321 thermochemical data 323

I

ice, see: water

indium, heat of fusion 339 Lissajous figure on melting 397 melting, temperature 340

DSC, change of onset with heating rate 357, 357, 358,

358

TMDSC calibration and reversibility 375–378, 376,

377, 397, 397

Invar, expansivity 295

iPP, see: polypropylene, stereoisomer (isotactic)

iodine, atomization, heat of 324 iridium, density 5

iron, constantan, thermocouple emf 288 fingerprinting by DTA 351, 352 hydroxide, III, TGA and DTA 442,

443

melting parameters 539

oxide, thermochemical data 323, 443

thermochemical data 323 isobutene, reaction type 212 isoprene, reaction type 212

K

kaolinite, TGA and DTA 441, 442, 442 ketones, reaction type 212

Kevlar®, see: poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)

krypton, melting parameters 538

L

lanthanum, melting parameters 539 lead, melting, parameters 538

temperature 340 levulinic acid and aldehyde 11 lipid, nanophase structure 170 lithium 5, 5

bonding 3

bromide, melting parameters 541 chloride, melting parameters 541 fluoride 5, 5

melting parameters 541 iodide, melting parameters 541 melting parameters 538 phosphate, Avrami plot 261, 262,

262

crystal, growth rate 260 nucleation 241, 242, 242 DSC 202

step reaction 201–206, 202–206 TGA 202

LLDPE, see: poly(ethylene-co- octene-1)

M

MBPE-9, see: poly[oxy-1,4(3-methyl- phenylene)ethylene-1,4- phenyleneoxynonamethylene]

mercury, bulk modulus 405 melting parameters 539

methane 4, 5 bonding 3

class of molecule 8 melting parameters 543 thermochemical data 323

methacryl amide, reaction type 212 methacrylic ester, reaction type 212 methanol, melting parameters 539

thermochemical data 323 methyl alcohol, see: methanol methylene-bis(1,2-epoxy-2-phen-

oxyethane) 798 2-methyl naphthalene, melting

parameters 542-methyl styrene, reaction type 212

molybdenum, melting parameters 538

N

naphthalene, melting temperature 340 neon, bonding 3

class of molecule 8 melting parameters 538

neopentane, melting parameters 540 nickel, melting parameters 538 nitrogen, atomization, heat of 324

bond energy 324 bonding 3

melting parameters 539 monoxide, melting parameters 542

p-nitrophenylhydrazone, reactions with ketones, analyzed by DTA 351–354, 353

o-nitrotoluene, diluent for polyethylene 715

p-nitrotoluene, melting temperature 340 nitrous oxide, melting parameters 542 nomenclature, list of frequently used

abbreviations 17 nonane 794

melting parameters 543 nylon 2, see: polyglycine nylon 6 787, 21

chemical cross-linking 658, 659, 680

crystal, nucleation 246

melting, reversing, frequency dependence 382-384,

382–384

spherulite, Popoff-type 501, 501, 502

fiber analysis 679–681, 680, 681 melting, data 545

heating rate dependence 660,

660

peak temperatures, dependence on crystallization temperature 660, 661

polymerization 197, 197 reversing behavior 650

nylon 8, melting data 545 nylon 11 787

crystal, linear growth rate 249 nylon 12 787

reversing behavior 650 nylon 6,6 787, 21

crystal unit cell 478–380, 479 Kuhn length 48

melting data 545 step reaction 197

treated as regular copolymer 756, 757

ultimate strength 534 nylon 6,9 787

nylon 6,10 787 nylon 6,12 787

nylon 7,7, crystal unit cell 478–380,

479

nylons x+1, regular copolymers, melting for different CH2-group length 757, 757, 758

O

OOBPD, see: N,N'-bis(4-n- octyloxybenzal)-1,4- phenylenediamine

octadecane 795

heat capacity of solid 327 octane 794

heat capacity of solid 327 melting parameters 543

heat capacity and transitions 171, 172, 172

4-n-octyloxybenzoic acid, nanophase separation within the crystal, as seen from the X-ray structure 553, 553

osmium, density 5

oxygen, thermochemical data 323 atomization, heat of 324 bond energy 324

bonding 3

melting parameters 539

P

PAA, see: poly(acrylic acid) PAN, see: polyacrylonitrile

P(AN-co-BD), see: poly(acrylonitrile- co-1,4-butadiene)

paraffin, comparison of melting temperatures with poly(1-alkene)s 754, 755, 755, 756

cooperative melting, described with the Ising model 554, 555,

555

even, heat capacities of C4H10 to

C18H38 327, 327

lower limit, of chain-folding 491 of molecular nucleation 254,

255

melting temperatures 192, 193 molecular dynamics calculations for,

parameters 44

partially fluorinated, condis crystal of 562, 563, 563

see also the specific paraffins supercooling 255

thermodynamic functions of , Cp, H, TS, and G 327–329,

327–329

PBA, see: poly(butylene adipate) PBD, see: 1,4-polybutadiene PBL, see: poly( -butyrolactone)

PBT, see: poly(butylene terephthalate) PC, see: poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-

diphenylene carbonate) PCL, see: poly( -caprolactone) PCTFE, see: poly(chlorotrifluoro-

ethylene)

PDMS, see: poly(dimethyl siloxane) PDES, see: poly(diethyl siloxane) PE, see: polyethylene

PEA, see: poly(ethylene adipate)

PEBA, see: poly[oligoimino(1- oxododecamethylene)-alt- oligooxytetramethylene]

Pebax®, see: poly[oligoimino(1- oxododecamethylene)-alt- oligooxytetramethylene]

PE-alt-CO, see: polyethylene, copolymer, alternating with CO

PEEK, see: poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene- oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl- 1,4-phenylene)

PEIM-9, see: poly(4,4'-phthaloimido- benzoylnonamethyleneoxycarbonyl)

PEIM-12, see: poly(4,4'-phthaloimido- benzoyldodecamethyleneoxycarbonyl)

PEN, see: poly(ethylene-2,6- naphthalene dicarboxylate)

pentacontane 796

heat capacity analysis 328

melting by TMDSC 614, 615, 615, 844–847, 844–847

thermodynamic functions, plot of H, G, and TS 328

pentacosane 795 pentadecane 795

pentaerythrityl tetrabromide, phase diagram with polypropylene 716, 716, 717

pentane 794

melting parameters 543 Penton®, see: poly[3,3-

bis(chloromethyl)- oxacyclobutane]

perfluorododecane 796 perfluoroeicosane 796 perfluorotetracosane 796 perfluorotetradecane 796

PES, see: poly(ethylene sebacate) PET, see: poly(ethylene terephthalate)

PETB, see: pentaerythrityl tetrabromide PETcoOB, see: poly(ethylene

terephthalate-co- oxybenzoate)

PEO, see: poly(oxyethylene) PGL, see: polyglycolide

PHB, see: poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) phenanthrene, melting parameters 542 phenol-formaldehyde resin 25

PHMS, see: poly(hexamethylene sebacate)

phosphorus, atomization, heat of 324 melting parameters 539

PI, see: polyimide

PLA, see: poly(L-lactic acid) platium, density 5

expansivity 295 melting parameters 538

resistance thermometer 286 thermocouple emf 288

PMA, see: poly(methyl acrylate) PMAA, see: poly(methacrylic acid) PMMA, see: poly(methyl methacrylate) P4MP1, see: poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) PMS, see: poly( -methylstyrene)

POB, see: poly(4-hydroxybenzoic acid), as well as polyoxybenzoate

POBcoON, see poly(oxybenzoate-co- oxynaphthoate)

POE, see: poly(oxyethylene) poly(1-acetoxyethylene), see: poly(vinyl

acetate)

polyacetylene class of molecule 8 topotactic polymerization, 510, 511

poly(N-n-acrylamide)s, with long sidechains, melting of 755, 756

poly(acrylamide-co-styrene), glass transitions 759, 759, 760

polyacrylates, with long side-chains, melting of 755, 756

poly(acrylic acid), in polymer supported chemistry 237 237

letter abbreviation 17 polyacrylonitrile 784, 19

fiber, letter abbreviation 17 pyrolysis to carbon fiber 234, 235

poly(acrylonitrile-co-1,4-butadiene), glass transitions, description with the Barton equation 766, 767

run number for the Barton eq. 762 poly(acrylonitrile-co-1,4-butadiene-co-

styrene), graft copolymer 235, 235, 236

letter abbreviation 17 poly(acryloyloxybenzoic acid), glass

transition 176 poly(L-alanine) 788

helix, potential energy 467 structure 467, 468, 468

poly(1-alkene)s, melting of 754, 755,

755

poly(L-arginine), hydrogen chloride

789 poly(L-asparagine) 788

poly(L-aspartic acid), sodium salt 788 polybenzimidazole, letter abbreviation

17 poly[3,3-bis(chloromethyl)-

oxacyclobutane], melting data 545

poly(p-bromostyrene) 782 1,4-polybutadiene, copolymer with

acrylonitrile, glass transition description 766, 767

see also: poly(1-butenylene) 1,4-poly(butadiene-co-isoprene),

azeotropic 229 poly(1-butene) 780

crystal, unit cell 474, 475 crystallization kinetics 348 helix within crystals 467 letter abbreviation 17 melting data 544

poly(1-butene sulfone) 793 poly(1-butenylene) 18, 23, 780

cis, entropy 174, 175

TMA in penetration mode 412,

412

heat capacity 140 melting data 544

trans, condis crystal, heat capacity, solid state NMR 174, 174

entropy 174, 175 phase areas 594

poly(n-butyl acrylate) 784 poly(n-butyl acrylate-block-gradient-n-

butyl acrylate-co-methyl methacrylate), glass transition of 771

poly(butylene adipate) 786

glass transitions of solutions with polyepichlorohydrin 764

poly(butylene terephthalate) 790 crystallinity 632, 634

letter abbreviation 17 melting, by TMDSC and DSC

632–634, 632–634 parameters 628

reversing behavior 650

poly(n-butyl methacrylate) 784 poly( -butyrolactone) 132, 785 heat capacity, liquid 133

polycaprolactam, see: nylon 6 poly( -caprolactone) 785

crystal unit cell, 480, 481, 481 glass transitions of solutions with

poly(vinyl chloride) 764 melting data 545

reversing behavior 650 TMDSC, TMDMA 641–644,

642–644

amplitude dependence 381 frequency dependence 643

step-reaction mechanism 196 polycarbonate, see also: poly(4,4'-

isopropylidenediphenylene carbonate)

TMA of 408, 409, 408 trans-1,4-poly(chlorobutadiene), solidus

line of 583 poly(1-chloroethylene), see: poly(vinyl

chloride) poly(p-chlorostyrene) 782 poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) 782

crystal, linear growth rate 249 poly(1-cyanoethylene), see:

polyacrylonitrile polycyclopentene 780 poly(decamethylene sebacate), linear

crystal growth rate of 249 poly(1,1-dichloroethylene), see:

poly(vinylidene chloride) poly(dicyclooctyl itaconate) 787 poly(diethyl siloxane) 792

mesophase transitions 548, 549, 549 phase areas 594

poly(difluoromethylene), see: polytetrafluoroethylene

poly(di-n-heptyl itaconate) 786 poly(dihexylsilylene) 792 poly(1,1-dimethylethylene), see: poly-

isobutylene poly(dimethyl itaconate) 786 poly(dimethyl propiolactone), melting

data 545 poly(dimethyl siloxane) 792

DSC trace 549

letter abbreviation 17 poly(dimethylsilylene) 792 poly(di-n-nonyl itaconate) 786

poly(di-n-octyl itaconate) 786 poly-p-dioxanone, adiabatic calorimetry,

TMDSC, DSC 387, 388, 643

reversing behavior 650 poly[dioxyethylene-oxy-(1,3-

phenylene)-(4,4'-oxy- diphthalimide)-1,4-phenyl- ene] 791

poly(dipentylsilylene) 792 poly(di-n-propyl itaconate) 786 poly(ditetradecylsilylene) 792 polyepichlorohydrin, glass transitions of

solutions, with poly(butylene adipate) 764

with poly(ethylene adipate) 764 polyesters, regular copolymers, melting

for different CH2-group length 757, 757, 758

poly(ether ether ketone), see: poly(oxy- 1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4- phenylene-carbonyl-1,4- phenylene)

poly(ethyl acrylate) 784 polyethylene 780, 18

branched 24, 25

structure and crystallinity 733, 734, 734

melting of 735

chlorinated, letter abbreviation 17 class of molecule 8

comparison of DMA and DSC 584, 584, 585

computer simulation of crystal defects 87, 524–530,

524–530

copolymer, crystal isomorphism 481–482, 482

alternating with CO, reversing behavior 650

cross-linking 234, 234, 235, 658,

659

crystal, annealing and recrystallization 655–657,

655–657, 663, 663, 664 condis, see: mesophase dendritic 497–499, 497–499 extended-chain 508–510, 509,

510

fast melting 269, 612 fold-length 488–490, 489–492

polyethylene, crystal, fold-length increase 656, 656, 657, 659, 659, 660

linear growth rate 249,

257–258, 274

nucleation 245, 245, 255, 266 packing fraction 469, 470 recrystallization, comparison to

melt crystallization 663 selfseeding 246, 247 spherulitic 499, 500, 502, 502 structure 469–471, 470 tent-like structure 494, 495 unit cell 469, 470 zero-entropy-production 269

crystallinity, by IR-analysis 514, 515, 515

by X-ray diffraction 513, 514 crystallization, Avrami analysis of

272, 273

on fast cooling 827, 828 decoupling of chain segments 267,

268, 649, 651, 651 deformation 530–532, 531, 532 diluents for 715

DMA of 584, 584, 585 draw ratio 32, 531, 531 end-to-end distance 31

entropy, liquid and glassy 141 etching 235, 235

excluded volume 35, 36, 40, 41 expansivity 295

fiber 503, 504, 672–677, 673–677 DSC and TMDSC traces for

673–677

formation 530–532, 531 gel-spun 569–571, 570, 571,

596, 673–677,674–677 glass transition 676, 676 NMR, solid state 570, 571 structure 674, 675

X-ray diffraction 513, 596, 596, 674, 674, 675

free enthalpy at 0 K 142 distribution 595, 595

glass 596

group vibrations 125

heat capacity, amorphous 121 crystalline 121, 126 crystallinity dependence 119,

120

polyethylene, heat capacity, largeamplitude motion 136, 136

569–571, 593, 594, 596, 596 molar mass determination from

colligative properties 62 molecular dynamics, parameters 44

potential energy functions 44 molecular nucleation 254, 255 phase areas 593, 594, 595, 595, 696 phase diagram 569, 569

with 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene, 714–716, 715, 716

rejection of low molar mass 253 reversing behavior 650 supercooling 255

TMA of 408, 409, 408 thermodynamic functions of, H, TS,

G 96 ultimate strength 534

vibrational modes 123 group vibrations 125

simulation, constant volume 45 single chain 45

skeletal vibrations 46, 123, 126 spectrum 121–126, 123, 125 Tarasov function 126

poly(ethylene adipate), crystal, linear growth rate 249

glass transitions of solutions with polyepichlorohydrin 764

melting data 545 poly(ethylene-co-butene), melting of

extended chain crystals 730, 730

poly(ethylene glycol) letter abbreviation

17

see: poly(oxyethylene) poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalene

dicarboxylate) 790 melting, by TMDSC, DSC and

temperature-modulated DMA 634–637, 635, 636

peak, dependence on the crystallization temperature, 634, 635, 635

reversing behavior 650 poly(ethylene-co-octene-1), LLDPE,

DSC, TMDSC, X-ray diffraction 733–742, 735–742

poly(ethylene oxalate) 785 poly(ethylene oxide), see: poly(oxy-

ethylene) poly(ethylene-co-propylene), melting of

extended chain crystals 730, 730

poly(ethylene sebacate) 132, 786 heat capacity, liquid 133 melting data 545 step-reaction mechanism 196

poly(ethylene suberate), melting data

545

poly(ethylene terephthalate) 21, 790 annealing and recrystallization by

dilatometry 664, 664, 665 cold crystallization, by standard

DSC, sawtooth modulated 839, 839

by TMDSC 386, 387, 400, 401 crystal, lamellar, melt-grown 502,

503

linear growth rate 249 recrystallization rate,

comparison to melt crystallization 665 unit cell, 504, 505, 505

DTA, see: fingerprinting by DTA and DSC

fibers, analysis with the Rietvelt method 505, 506, 505–507

modulus, initial 534, 535, 535 nonequilibrium effects by DSC

411, 411

tenacity 534, 535, 535

TMA, DSC, and DTA, extruded, drawn, annealed 409–411,

409–411, 677–679, 678 fingerprinting by DTA and DSC 350, 351, 351, 536, 537

glass transition, analysis based on TMDSC 392–396,

392–395, 687–689, 688, 689 enthalpy relaxation, effect of

crystallization 695–697,

696–698

parameters, activation 601 lamellar morphology 493–496, 494,

495

letter abbreviation 17 Lissajous figures 379, 380 melting, data table 545

by standard DSC, sawtooth modulated 839, 840, 840

parameters 628

reversible and reversing 267, 267, 398–401, 399, 401, 628, 628, 629, 629, 679, 679

TMDSC compared to DSC 267 mesophase 507, 507

molar-mass distribution 196 phase areas 595, 596

RAF 607

recrystallization rate, comparison to melt crystallization 665

reorganization 400, 401, 401 reversing behavior 650 transesterification 665, 665. 666

poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-adipate) eutectic melting 729, 729

poly(ethylene terephthalate-co- isophthalate), solid solution phase diagram 730, 731

poly(ethylene terephthalate-co- oxybenzoate), glass transition and phase diagram 743, 743

poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-sebacate), crystallization 271, 272

eutectic melting 729, 729

poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), melting by DSC 726, 726

poly(ethyl methacrylate) 784 poly(ethylsilylethylene), crystal, unit cell

474, 474 poly(o-fluorostyrene), crystal, unit cell

474, 475 poly(p-fluorostyrene) 782 polyformaldehyde, see:

poly(oxymethylene) poly(L-glutamic acid), sodium salt 788 polyglycine 787, 788

poly(hexamethylene sebacate) 132, 786 heat capacity, liquid 133

poly(1-hexene) 780 poly(1-hexene sulfone) 793 poly(L-histidine) 789

hydrogen chloride 789 poly(4-hydroxybenzoic acid) 790

melting 743, 743

phase behavior of copolymers 743–747, 743–747

poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) 609 heat capacity, reversing 609

RAF on crystallization 609, 609 reversing behavior 650

poly(1-hydroxyethylene), see: poly(vinyl alcohol)

poly(2,6-hydroxynaphthoic acid) 790 phase behavior of copolymer

743–747, 744–747 polyimide, decomposition by TGA, 232

letter abbreviation 17 poly(iminohexamethyleneiminoadipoyl),

see: nylon 6,6 poly[imino(1-oxohexamethylene)], see:

nylon 6 Poly(imino-1,4-phenyleneiminotereph-

thaloyl), see: poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)

poly(p-iodostyrene) 782 polyisobutene, see: polyisobutylene poly(isobutyl acrylate) 784 poly(isobutyl methacrylate) 784 polyisobutylene 780, 18

letter abbreviation 17

polyisoprene, see: 1,4-poly(2-methyl butadiene)

poly(4,4'-isopropylidenediphenylene carbonate) 197, 198, 790

glass transition by DMA 421, 422,

422, 423 letter abbreviation 17 melting data 545

reversing behavior 650 TMDSC and DSC 637–639,

637–639 poly(L-lactic acid) 785 poly(L-leucine) 788

poly(L-lysine), hydrogen bromide 789 polymethacrylamide 787 poly(methacrylic acid) 784

emulsion polymerization 217 in polymer supported chemistry

237, 237 poly(methacrylimide), letter abbreviation

17

see also: polymethacrylamide poly(p-methacryloyloxybenzoic acid)

784 poly(L-methionine) 136, 789

glass transition 136 heat capacity 136, 137

Theta temperature, 137 poly[1-(methoxycarbonyl)-1-methyl-

ethylene, see: poly(methyl methacrylate)

poly(methyl acrylate) 784 letter abbreviation 17

poly(methyl acrylate-co-ethylene), ionomer 236, 236

poly(methyl acrylate-co-styrene) glass transition 759, 759, 760

1,4-poly(2-methyl butadiene), cis 18, 234, 781

crystal, unit cell 477, 477, 478 crystallization 273, 274

fusion on extension 581–583, 582 melting, data 544

peak, dependence on crystallization temperature 662

rubber elasticity 580, 580, 581 trans, crystal, , unit cell 276, 277

melting ( and crystals) 544 poly(1-methyl-1-butenylene), see:

1,4-poly(2-methyl butadiene)

poly(methylene), see: polyethylene poly(methyl methacrylate) 784, 20 decomposition by TGA 232

emulsion polymerization 217

glass transition, by DMA 419, 420,

420, 421

of stereospecific isomers 766, 767

solutions with poly(vinylidene fluoride) 764

solutions with poly(oxyethylene)

764

pressure effect (DSC and dilatometry) 691

Kuhn length 48 letter abbreviation 17

poly(methyl methacrylate)s, with long side-chains, melting of 755,

756

poly(methyl methacrylate-co-styrene), alternating tendency 229

poly(methylene oxide), see: poly(oxymethylene)

poly(2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene) 781 poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) 780

helix within crystals 467 isomorphism of copolymers

482–483, 483 letter abbreviation 17 melting, data 544

pressure dependency 652–654,

652–654

phase diagram, equilibrium 654 nonequilibrium 653

poly( -methylstyrene) 782

glass transition of solutions with polystyrene by DSC 764,

765

partial miscibility 765, 766, 766 poly(m-methylstyrene) crystal, size of

unit cell 455, 456 poly(o-methylstyrene), crystal, unit cell

456, 478, 478 helix within crystal 467

poly(p-methylstyrene) 782 polynaphthoate, see: poly(ethylene-2,6-

naphthalene dicarboxylate) poly(octadecyl acrylate) 784

copolymers, with long and short side-chains, melting of 755,

756

poly(oligoamide-alt-oligoether), see: poly[oligoimino(1- oxododecamethylene)-alt- oligooxytetramethylene]

poly[oligoimino(1-oxododeca- methylene)-alt-oligooxy- tetramethylene] 752

crystallinity 355, 356, 356 specific heat capacity, glass and

melting transitions 751–754, 751–753

polyoxide, copolymers, regular, melting for different CH2-group length 757, 757

heat capacities 128–131 Theta temperatures 130

errors 130

polyoxybenzoate, letter abbreviation 17 poly(oxybenzoate-co-oxynaphthoate),

134–136. 743–747, 744–747 glass transition, broad 135, 135,

745

heat capacity 135, 135, 745, 745 melting by DSC 134–136, 135,

744, 744, 745 phase diagram 746, 747 thermogravimetry 746

X-ray diffraction and modeling 745, 746, 746

poly[oxy-2,2'-bis(chloromethyl)- trimethylene] 783

poly[oxy-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-1,4- phenylene] 790

poly(oxy-3-bromo-2,6-dimethyl-1,4- phenylene) 790

poly(oxy-2,2'-dimethylazoxy- benzene-4,4'-dioxydo- decanoyl), entropy of isotropization 564

homologous series 564 mesogen 563

mesophase transition 547, 548 phase areas 593, 594, 597

poly(oxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)

789

reversing behavior 650 TMDSC of 639–641, 640, 641

poly(oxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene- co-oxy-2,6-dimethyl-3- bromo-1,4-phenylene-), glass transition 760, 760

poly(oxy-2,6-diphenyl-1,4-phenylene)

790 poly(oxyethylene) 21, 783

crystal, fold-length of 491, 492,

492

lamellar 496, 497, 496 nucleation 246

melting and crystallization rates 267, 268

lamellar morphology 493, 493 screw dislocation 252

glass transitions of solutions with poly(methyl methacrylate)

764

heat capacity, 129, 130, 132 historic analyses by Lourenço, about

the polymeric nature 12 Kuhn length 48

letter abbreviation 17 Lissajous figures 379, 381 melting, data 544

reversible 624–627, 624–627 reversing and reversible 264,

298, 624–627

TMDSC, mass 1,500 387, 388, 624–627, 624–626

TMDSC, mass 5,000 264, 265, 625

TMDSC, mass 35,000 627, 627 reversing behavior 650 single-molecule single crystal 508,

508 supercooling 266

poly(oxyethylene-block-oxypropylene) 748, 749, 750 poly(oxyethyleneoxyterephthaloyl), see:

poly(ethylene terephthalate) poly(oxyethylene-block-styrene),

crystallization, from solution 748, 748

from the melt after phase separation, orientation 750, 750, 751

structure and transitions 749 poly(oxy-1-fluoroethylene), naming 15 poly[oxyethylene-oxy-(1,3-phenylene)-

(4,4'-oxy-diphthalimide)-1,4- phenylene] 791

poly(oxymethylene) 20, 783 class of molecule 8 crystal, nucleation 246

structure 465, 465, 466

crystallization during polymerization from trioxane, mechanism

poly(oxymethyleneoxyethylene) 128,

783

heat capacity 129, 130, 132 poly(oxymethyleneoxytetramethylene)

128, 783

heat capacity 129, 130, 132 poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)-

ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- decamethylene] 792

poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)- ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- dodecamethylene] 792

poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)- ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- heptamethylene] 791

poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)- ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- hexamethylene] 791

poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)- ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- nonamethylene] 791

condis state 565, 566

DSC on cooling and heating 564,

565

entropy of isotropization of the homologous series (odd)

564

glass transition 138

heat capacity of 137, 138, 138 mesogen 563

NMR of melt and solid 565 poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)-

ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- octamethylene] 791

poly[oxy-1,4(3-methylphenylene)- ethylene-1,4-phenyleneoxy- pentamethylene] 791