Abstract
The effect of composition on the true mechanooptical properties of thermoplastic poly(urethane urea)s was investigated by selectively varying the type and content of soft and hard segments. Real-time stress−strain−birefringence data together with off-line wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements revealed that soft segment and chain extender play dominant roles on the chemical structures of the poly(urethane urea)s. All poly(tetramethylene oxide) glycol-based samples showed the same crystal structure. The samples containing ethylenediamine as the chain extender showed enhanced crystallizability as compared to those with 1,6-diaminohexane no matter which soft segment was used. In general, samples with lower fraction of hard segment exhibited higher crystallizability than their high hard segment counterparts. Long-term holding of poly(ethylene oxide) samples in stretched state was found to increase crystallinity. The strain-induced crystallization in low hard segment content poly(tetramethylene oxide)-based ...
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