An exploratory investigation has been carried out into a segmented polyether ester which consists of amorphous soft segments of polytertramethylene ether glycol and crystalline short chain hard segments of polyethylene terephthalate. The properties of this block copolymer have been compared with those of polyethylene terephthalate and polytetramethylene terephthalate (PTMT) and with those of the block copolymer based on PTMT. After a description of the preparation and the structure of the polyether ester, the thermal properties are discussed by means of DTA thermograms. From the stress‐strain behaviour, compared with that of the homopolymers, the elastomeric properties of the block copolymers stand out clearly. Processing characteristics are discussed on the basis of the crystallisation behaviour and the relationship between melt viscosity and shear rate. Finally, data about u.v., oxidative and hydrolytic stability are given.
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