ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
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:
The simultaneous production of polyurethane (PUR) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), starting from a mixture of polyol, polyisocyanate, and vinyl monomer, results in 2-phase polymer alloys. A simultaneous crosslinking of the PMMA is unable to prevent phase separation during the curing reaction; interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) structures were not found, Grafting the PMMA onto the PUR through the incorporation of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate resulted in single-phase systems. Various material combinations did not show, with a relatively high PMMA content, any poorer properties than the straight PUR. A major advantage of incorporating low-viscosity vinyl monomers lies in the fact that high-viscosity polyurethane starting components that are otherwise difficult or impossible to process can be processed here without problem.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760241206
