Microscopic Difference Analysis between PET and PETG
Thermal cracking,gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and DSC,TGA,DMA thermal analysis are performed on polyethylene terephthalate(PET)and polyethylene terephthalate 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol ester(PETG)to explore their microscopic differences.The results showed that PET and PETG have many similar cracking products,and 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane is a unique cracking product of PETG;PETG has a cyclic structure and high steric hindrance.Compared to PET,PETG has a higher glass transition temperature and crystallization temperature,lower melting temperature,lower maximum weight loss rate temperature,lower storage modulus and poorer elasticity.PET and PETG are respectively used as reinforcement layers for self-adhesive polymer modified bitumen waterproofing membranes,and their mechanical properties show that the membrane made of PET as the reinforcement layer is superior to the membrane made of PETG.
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