Abstract:
A coated viscoelastic polyurethane foam includes a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having the coating thereon, the viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a resiliency of less than or equal to 20% as measured according to ASTM D3574, and a coating material on and embedded within the viscoelastic polyurethane foam, the coating material including an aqueous polymer emulsion and an encapsulated phase change material.
Abstract:
A coated viscoelastic polyurethane foam includes a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having the coating thereon, the viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a resiliency of less than or equal to 20% as measured according to ASTM D3574, and a coating material on and embedded within the viscoelastic polyurethane foam, the coating material including an aqueous polymer emulsion and an encapsulated phase change material.
Abstract:
A coated viscoelastic polyurethane foam includes a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having the coating thereon, the viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a resiliency of less than or equal to 20% as measured according to ASTM D3574, and a coating material on and embedded within the viscoelastic polyurethane foam, the coating material including an aqueous polymer emulsion and an encapsulated phase change material.
Abstract:
A method for forming a piston seal of a hydraulic pump includes forming a reaction mixture that includes a prepolymer component, a polyol additive, a diol component, and a curative component, forming a sealing element with the reaction mixture and a mold, and curing the sealing element to form a piston seal of a hydraulic pump. The prepolymer component includes a polycarbonate-isocyanate prepolymer that is a reaction product of at least an isocyanate component and a polycarbonate polyol component.
Abstract:
A method for forming a piston seal of a hydraulic pump includes forming a reaction mixture that includes a prepolymer component, a polyol additive, a diol component, and a curative component, forming a sealing element with the reaction mixture and a mold, and curing the sealing element to form a piston seal of a hydraulic pump. The prepolymer component includes a polycarbonate-isocyanate prepolymer that is a reaction product of at least an isocyanate component and a polycarbonate polyol component.
Abstract:
A reaction system for forming a hydrophilic polyurethane foam for liquid based cleaning applications includes a composition that has a prepolymer component and an aqueous component. The prepolymer component is a reaction product of an isocyanate component that includes diphenylemethane diisocyanate (MDI) and a polyol component that includes a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol that has an polyoxyethylene content greater than 65 wt %, based on a total weight of the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol. The aqueous component includes at least 60 wt % of water and at least 0.5 wt % of a surfactant, based on a total weight of the aqueous component. A weight ratio of the prepolymer component to the aqueous component in the composition is from 0.5:2 to 2:0.5, the composition has a cream time of less than 20 seconds and a tack free time of less than 7 minutes, and the hydrophilic polyurethane foam for liquid based cleaning applications has a wet tear strength of at least 500 N/m.
Abstract:
A polyisocyanate component, a polyurethane foaming system, and an article made therefrom, wherein the polyisocyanate component includes (a) a preformed mixture including an aromatic oxazolidone compound that is the reaction product of at least one aromatic epoxide and at least one first polyisocyanate having an average isocyanate functionality of no more than 2.7 and greater than 1.8, in the presence of at least one catalyst, the aromatic oxazolidone compound includes at least one free isocyanate group and at least one aromatic oxazolidone group, the aromatic oxazolidone group includes an aromatic group and an oxazolidone group, and (b) at least one second polyisocyanate has an average isocyanate functionality equal to or greater than 2.7 and less than 6.0. The second polyisocyanate is added to the preformed mixture to form the polyisocyanate component. The polyisocyanate component has a viscosity of no more than 4.0 Pa-sat 25° C., an aromatic oxazolidone group content of 2 weight percent to 10 weight percent based on a total weight of the polyisocyanate component, and an average isocyanate functionality of from 1.8 to 6.0.
Abstract:
A polyurethane foam for comfort application, includes the reaction product of a first composition that includes from 20 wt % to 80 wt % of an aqueous component and from 20 wt % to 80 wt % of a hydrophilic isocyanate-terminated prepolymer component. The aqueous component includes at least 90 wt % of water based on the total weight of the aqueous component and the hydrophilic isocyanate-terminated prepolymer component has a free NCO content from 1 wt % to 15 wt % and is a reaction product of a second composition that includes an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component includes at least 90 wt % of methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and a weight ratio of 4,4′-methylene diphenylisocyanate isomer to 2,4′-methylene diphenylisocyanate isomer greater than 1:1 and less than 10:1, the isocyanate-reactive component including polyethylene glycol and a polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polyol having a molecular weight of from 3000 g/mole to 7500 g/mole and a polyoxyethylene content of at least 50 wt %, and the hydrophilic isocyanate terminated prepolymer component having an polyoxyethylene content from 45 wt % to 75 wt %, based on the total weight of the second composition.
Abstract:
An amine endcapped adduct composition including an amine endcapped adduct formed from a monofunctional epoxide and a polyether amine. The monofunctional epoxide and the polyether amine are combined in a molar ratio of 1.0:2.0 to 1.0:8.0 moles of epoxide functionalities to moles of polyether amine functionalities.
Abstract:
An epoxy terminated prepolymer formed as a reaction product of a cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and an amine terminated polymeric polyol, and a catalyst that promotes the reaction of the cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and the aminated polyol. The epoxy terminated prepolymer and an anhydride hardener react to form an epoxy elastomer composition having a microphase separated morphology of hard particles, formed with the anhydride hardener reacted with the epoxy terminated prepolymer, dispersed in a soft continuous phase formed from polymeric polyol in the epoxy terminated prepolymer.