Abstract
Effect on shape memory and mechanical properties of polyurethane (PU) copolymers by changing the chain extender from 1,4-butanediol (BD) to ethylenediamine (ED) was investigated. PU copolymers composed of the different ratio of hard and soft segment were prepared and characterized by IR, DSC, XRD, and UTM. Glass transition temperature of PU increased to room temperature range by adopting ED as a chain extender. The XRD peak pattern changed with hard segment content. ED type PU achieved the high mechanical properties at lower hard segment content than BD type PU. Especially, strain at break of ED type significantly improved compared to BD type. Shape recovery rates were similar for both types of PU, but ED type showed better shape retention rate than BD type. The reason for the differences between two types of PU is discussed in this paper.
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