Abstract
The melting and crystallization of copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene with ethylene, synthesized in bulk and in suspension by semi-flow method, were studied by DSC. X-ray diffractions and infrared spectra of the copolymers were measured and new crystalline reflections different from those of the homopolymers were observed. The melting temperature of the copolymers synthesized in bulk depends strongly on the composition and exhibits several maxima. A certain small decrease in the melting temperature within the range of the alternating composition is observed. For alternating copolymers synthesized in suspension, the peaks are monomodal indicating a higher structural and chemical homogeneity of the copolymer. The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics in the temperature interval from 260 to 255°C of the alternating copolymer prepared in suspension can be described by a modified Avrami equation. The mechanism of nucleation and nuclei growth during the nonisothermal crystallization of the tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer is close to that of polyethylene.
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