Table 1. Physical properties of thermoplastic shape memory polyimide.
ODA/BPADA | Title | Mn(kg/mol) | Mw(kg/mol) | Tg (°C) | E′ (MPa) at Tg − 20 °C | E′ (MPa) at Tg + 20 °C | Td (°C) | Rf (%) | Rr (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A0 | 43.9 | 92.2 | 238 | 1407 | 7.6 | 493 | 99.7 | 97.3 |
0.9850 | A1 | 39.4 | 75.3 | 236 | 1292 | 7.3 | 492 | 99.7 | 97.6 |
0.955 | A2 | 34.7 | 64.5 | 234 | 1308 | 6.1 | 490 | 99.2 | 97.0 |
0.925 | A3 | 28.1 | 51.8 | 231 | 1607 | 5.8 | 488 | 98.5 | 97.2 |
0.910 | A4 | 24.5 | 41.2 | 229 | 1403 | 4.8 | 486 | 98.0 | 97.0 |
Samples with lower Mn, no shape memory properties.