A series of novel imide/arylene ether copolymers were prepared from the reaction of an amine-terminated amorphous arylene ether oligomer and an anhydrideterminated amorphous imide oligomer. These copolymers were thermally characterized with Tgs ranging from 224 to 2S7°C and mechanical properties were measured on thin films. One block copolymer was end-capped and the molecular weight was controlled to provide a material that displayed good compression moldability. Adhesive properties were determined with Ti/Ti tensile shear strength as high as 3750 psi at room temperature and graphite composite properties were good.
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