Modifications of ethylenehinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) by saponification and graft polymerization with various acids were studied. The greater the degree of saponification, the higher is the melting temperature, the crystallinity and the melt viscosity of poly(ethy1ene-co-vinyl alcohol-co-vinylacetate). Tensile tests display that the flexibility of EVA decreases gradually as the degree of saponification increases. This effect may be caused by the interaction of hydrogen bridges after saponification. Graft copolymers of EVA with various acids were studied. The greater the portion of vinyl acetate of EVA, the greater is the graft ratio with fumaric acid because of the reactive acetoxy ester groups. The graft ratio with various acids decreases in the order acrylic acid > fumaric acid > itaconic acid > maleic anhydride; this order may reflect a steric effect.Relationships between peel strength and the degree of saponification of EVA show that the adhesive strength increases initially and reaches a maximum value at a degree of saponification in the range of 20 -30%. The adhesive strength of EVA grafted with acid increases remarkably at low acid contents (less than 0.5 wt.-Yo) and then remains constant even at greater acid content in the graft copolymer.ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Die Modifikation von Poly(ethy1en-co-vinylacetat) (EVA) durch Verseifung und Pfropfpolymerisation mit verschiedenen Sauren wurde untersucht. Schmelzpunkt, Kristallinitat und Schmelzviskositat des Poly(ethy1en-co-vinylalkohol-co-viny1acetat)s steigen rnit dem Verseifungsgrad an. Zugversuche zeigen, daD die Flexibilitat des modifizierten EVA mit steigendem Verseifungsgrad allmahlich abnimmt, was moglicherweise durch Wasserstoffbriickenbindungen im verseiften Material verursacht wird. Pfropfcopolymere von EVA rnit verschiedenen Sauren wurden charakterisiert. Das Pfropfverhaltnis rnit Fumarsiiure nimmt wegen der reaktiven Acetoxygruppen rnit wachsendem Vinylacetatanteil im EVA zu. Das Pfropfverhaltnis nimmt beim Vergleich der verschiedenen Sauren in der Reihenfolge Acrylsaure > Fumarsaure > Itaconsaure > Maleinsaureanhydrid ab, miiglicherweise durch sterische Effekte bedingt. Die Beziehung zwischen der Schalfestigkeit und dem Verseifungsgrad des EVA zeigen, darj die Adhasionskraft anfanglich ansteigt und bei Verseifungsgraden zwischen 20 und 30% ein Maximum erreicht. Die Adhasionskraft des gepfropften EVA steigt bei kleinen Sauregehalten (< 0,s Gew.-%) deutlich an und bleibt dann auch bei grorjeren Saureanteilen im Pfropfcopolymeren konstant.
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