ISSN:
0959-8103
Keywords:
polyurethane
;
glycidyl-terminated polyurethane
;
epoxy
;
glycidol
;
cryogenic
;
adhesion
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Polyurethane adhesives containing the polyether backbone exhibit a good joint strength in cryogenic environments. In practice, many of the commercially available polyurethane adhesive systems contain free or chemically blocked isocyanates which have some limitations. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of a modified polyurethane type adhesive. Glycidol was used to convert the isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer to glycidylterminated polyurethane prepolymer. A series of glycidyl-terminated polyurethanes, based on polyoxypropylene glycol (PPG) soft segments having different molecular weights, were synthesized and their adhesive properties on aluminium were evaluated. The effect of the soft segment length on adhesion was examined.The adhesive properties at room temperature and cryogenic temperature are in line with the phenomenon observed in dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA) and in the phase separation behavior of the polyurethanes. Differential scaning calorimetry (DSC) was used to assess the phase separation content. An improvement in the adhesive strengths at room temperature is achieved by adding epoxy resins to the glycidyl-terminated polyurethane resins.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.1994.210350409
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