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Polycarbonate-based polyurethane elastomers: temperature-dependence of tensile properties

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Novel polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers were prepared from polycarbonate diols, butane-1,4-diol (chain extender) and hexamethylene diisocyanate. They differ in the kind of macrodiol used and the ratio of macrodiol to chain extender OH groups (hence, in hard segment contents). The tensile properties of the elastomers at low and elevated temperatures were determined and discussed with regard to polyurethane composition and polycarbonate diol structure.

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  1. Department of Polymers, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic

    Zdeněk Hrdlička & Antonín Kuta

  2. Nanostructured Polymers and Composites Department, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, v.v.i., Heyrovský Sq. 2, Prague, 162 06, Czech Republic

    Rafał Poręba & Milena Špírková

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Hrdlička, Z., Kuta, A., Poręba, R. et al. Polycarbonate-based polyurethane elastomers: temperature-dependence of tensile properties. Chem. Pap. 68, 233–238 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0439-0

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