Abstract
AbstractFour polyimide (PI) foams were prepared from polyamide acid precursors. The effects of monomer structures on the foaming processes and thermal properties of PI foams were investigated. The foaming processes of PI foams were observed by a self‐made visualization device. The thermal properties of four PI foams were studied by the methods of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetry/differential thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) analysis. The results indicated that the inflation onset temperatures and maximum inflation degrees of four precursors increased from 123 to 171°C and decreased from 28 to 15 times with the increasing rigidity of the precursor molecule, respectively. The glass transition temperatures, the 5% weight loss temperatures, the decomposed activation energies, and pre‐exponential factors of PI foams increased with increase in the rigidity of monomer. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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