Waterborne siloxane-containing polyurethanes (WSPU) were prepared by polyaddition reaction using poly(tetramethylene oxide)glycol (PTMG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and α,ω-aminopropyl polydimethylsiloxane (APDMS) as mixing soft segments; 2,2-di(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid, as a hydrophilic chain extender; 1,4-butanediol and isophorone diisocyanate as hard segment; triethylamine as a neutralization agent. The thermal properties of WSPU films were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The mechanical properties of WSPU film were also investigated. Water vapor permeability (WVP) was examined according to GB_T 12704-1991. The DSC and DMA results indicated that there is a micro-phase separation in the WSPU film. The incorporation of APDMS into PU made the thermal stability of hard segment worse while that of soft segment better. The elasticity of WSPU was improved when the APDMS content was not more than 10%, the vapor permeability of coated fabric increased firstly and then decreased as the APDMS content increased, which was resulted from the hydrophilicity change and microstructure change of membrane. When 10% APDMS was incorporated into the WSPU, the WVP of coated fabric was 2130.15 g/(m2·24h), equal to one coated with a widely used solvent-based PU sample (UECCOAT), and the water resistance (WR) reached 30.0 KPa.
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