Polyether and polyether/ester based TPU (thermoplastic polyurethanes) were investigated with wide-angle XRD (X-ray diffraction) and SAXS (small angle X-ray scattering). Furthermore, SAXS measurements were performed in the temperature range of 30 °C to 130 °C. Polyether based polymers exhibit only one broad diffraction signal in a region of 2 θ 15° to 25°. In case of polyurethanes with ether/ester modification, the broad diffraction signal arises with small sharp diffraction signals. SAXS measurements of polymers reveal the size and shape of the crystalline zones of the polymer. Between 30 °C and 130 °C the size of the crystalline zone changes significantly. The size decreases in most of investigated TPU. In the case of Desmopan 9365D an increase of the particle size was observed.
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Steffen Thomas Witzleben, Katharina Walbrueck, Stephanie Elisabeth Klein, & Margit Schulze. (2015). Investigation of Temperature Dependency of Morphological Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane using WAXS and SAXS Monitoring. Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 9(8). https://doi.org/10.17265/1934-7375/2015.08.002
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