Molecular weight dependence of equilibrium melting temperature and lamellar thickening of isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity

Koji Yamada; Masamichi Hikosaka; Akihiko Toda; Shinichi Yamazaki; Katsuharu Tagashira

doi:10.1081/mb-120021603

Molecular weight dependence of equilibrium melting temperature and lamellar thickening of isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity

Koji Yamada, Masamichi Hikosaka, Akihiko Toda, Shinichi Yamazaki, Katsuharu Tagashira

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Molecular weight (M) dependence of the equilibrium melting temperature (T_m⁰) of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) with high tacticity ([mmmm] = 99.6%) was studied. Four fractionated iPPs with M_n = 23 × 10³, 64 × 10³ 94 × 10³, and 263 × 10³ were used. T_m⁰ was obtained by using an improved method based on the Gibbs-Thomson plot proposed in previous papers. The effect of "melting kinetics" on melting temperature (T_m) was eliminated by observing isothermal melting of spherulites. The effect of lamellar thickening on T_m during T_m measurement at high temperature was also eliminated by observing thick lamellae formed at high crystallization temperatures (T_c = 148-166°C). With increase of M, T_m⁰ increased significantly. The empirical equation, T_m⁰ = 199.5 + 23.6 × log M - 2.0 × (log M)² (°C), was obtained. The molecular weight dependence of the α2-α2′ transition was observed. The transition temperature (T_α2-α2′) also increased with increase of M. The ΔT dependence of lamellar thickness was concluded to be controlled by that of lamellar thickening.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	733-752
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics
Volume	42 B
Issue number	3-4 SPEC.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/mb-120021603
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Equilibrium melting temperature
Gibbs - Thomson plot
Isotactic polypropylene
Lamellar thickening
Melting kinetics
Molecular weight dependence

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Chemistry(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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