CORRELATIONS INVOLVING MODULAE AND CROSS-POLARIZATION TIME CONSTANTS FOR A SERIES OF POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS

Correlations between the macroscopic bulk polymer properties storage modulus (E') and loss modulus (E") and the microscopic property of cross-polarization as represented by the time constant T(CH) have been established for a series of polyurethane elastomers. The dependence of E', E", and T(CH) as a function of molecular weight, rigid domain concentration, and temperature are graphically presented as a series of log plots. An experimental relationship is presented that shows that the distribution of motions of the flexible domains appears to be the major factor in the success of these correlations.