Preparation and properties of poly(hexamethylene oxamide) copolymers containing ether moiety

To modify the properties of poly(hexamethylene oxamide) (PA62), amine-terminated polyoxypropylene glycols (PGs) were introduced into the polyoxamide main chain as soft segments. A series of PA62/PG2 copolymers were synthesized successfully by a two-step method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, solution proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H-NMR), differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction were used to analyze the structures and to investigate the properties of these copolymers. The saturated water absorption was also evaluated by gravimetric analysis for PA62/PG2 copolymers. The results revealed the incorporation of PG2 effectively modified the properties of PA62 and the copolymers with PG2 content of 10–20 mol% possessed high melting point (293°C–314°C), good thermal stability and low saturated water absorption. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 58:1523–1529, 2018. © 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers