TY - JOUR AU - Oh, Jae Kwon AB - The block copolymer of poly(1‐hexadecene) (PHD) and polypropylene (PP) was effectively synthesized by the sequential polymerization of propylene and 1‐hexadecene by using highly isospecific TiCl3/Cp2Ti(CH3)2 (Cp = cyclopentadienyl). The block copolymers had two separate melting temperatures of constituent blocks. The modulus of PHD–PP block copolymer was enhanced as the content of sequentially polymerized PP block was increased. The elongation at break showed positive deviation at the intermediate compositions from the simple additive values of constituent homopolymers. Shape memory effect which utilizes the crystalline PHD block as a reversible phase and the crystalline PP block as a fixed structure was examined. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 1709–1715, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10551 TI - Thermal and mechanical properties of the polymers synthesized by the sequential polymerization of propylene and 1‐hexadecene JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science DO - 10.1002/app.10551 DA - 2002-01-31 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/thermal-and-mechanical-properties-of-the-polymers-synthesized-by-the-iqSuO1owwc SP - 1709 EP - 1715 VL - 84 IS - 9 DP - DeepDyve ER -