Mechanical Method of Determination of the Vitrification Temperature of Rubberlike Polymers

Abstract

1. A mechanical method has been developed for the determination of the vitrification temperature of rubberlike polymers, based on measurement of the compression deformation of polymer samples in the vitrification temperature region under a constant stress. 2. An apparatus for the determination of the vitrification temperature of polymers by the mechanical method is described. 3. The vitrification temperatures of a series of polymers have been determined. The agreement of results of the determination of the vitrification temperature of the polymers by mechanical and by other methods is shown.