We have measured the pressure dependence of the order-disorder transit
ion temperature (T-ODT) in two styrene-isoprene diblock copolymers con
taining 24 and 48 wt % styrene (M(w) = 20 500 and 16 500 g mol(-1), re
spectively). Small-angle X-ray scattering measurements indicate that T
-ODT rises linearly with increasing hydrostatic pressure in both syste
ms at a rate of +20 degrees C kbar(-1) (approximately) over the range
from 0 to 600 bar; deviations from linearity appear at higher pressure
s. This increase is approximately twice the value that we have previou
sly estimated from measurements of changes in polymer characteristics
with high pressure.(1) We present dilatometric measurements across the
ODT which show a volume change (Delta V/V) of order +5 x 10(-4) upon
disordering. The observation of a change in specific volume at the ODT
has implications for experimental and theoretical investigations of p
olymer phase behavior, which we discuss. Finally, we demonstrate the e
xistence of pressure-induced (''barotropic'') phase transitions in the
se materials and compare their characteristics with those of the analo
gous temperature-induced (''thermotropic'') transitions.