Rigid adhesives

Some other groups such as ester, ether, amide, or urea are present in the Polymer chain of commercial polymers. In 1937, O. Bayer found that reaction of diisocyanates with glycols fields polyurethanes which are useful as plastics, fibres, adhesives, rigid foams and surface coatings. 

Carwinate []. TM for isocyanates used to make urethane elastomers, coatings, foam adhesives, rigid plastics, sealants, and one-shot flexible, semiflexible, and semirigid foams. 

The most important segments of polyester polyol applications are those of polyurethane elastomers (43% of global polyester polyols consumption), flexible foams (15-18%), coatings, adhesives, rigid foams, synthetic leather, and sealants. 

Keywords liquid silicone rubber, injection molding, adhesion, rigid flexible combination... 

Gc. These studies are described in detail in Chapter 7, but essentially from experimental and theoretical considerations it was demonstrated that the adhesive fracture energy, Gc, for a crosslinked rubbery adhesive/rigid plastic interface could be divided into two major components ... 

Strength of rubbery adhesive/rigid substrate joints tested in tension, shear... 

Fig. XII-15. Diagram of peel test. A and B, adhesive joint C, double Scotch adhesive tape and D, rigid support. (From Ref. 107. By permission of IBC Business Press, Ltd.)...

Aromatic Isocyanates. In North America, aromatic isocyanates ate heavily used as monomers for addition and condensation polymers. The principal appflcafions include both flexible and rigid polyurethane foam and nonceUulat appflcations, such as coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and fibers. 

Intractable, rigid, rod-like polyimides have been synthesized by way of polyisoimides (50). A large number of high molecular weight polyisoimides were also synthesized and characterized for the purpose of preparing semiinterpenetrating (SIPN) polyimide matrices and adhesives (51—53). 

The outstanding performance characteristics of the resins are conveyed by the bisphenol A moiety (toughness, rigidity, and elevated temperature performance), the ether linkages (chemical resistance), and the hydroxyl and epoxy groups (adhesive properties and formulation latitude, or reactivity with a wide variety of chemical curing agents) (see also Phenolic resins). 

The market is dominated by flexible foam applications (43% in the United States) and rigid and semi-rigid foam (29%). Cast elastomers (4%) and RIM elastomers (3%) have only specialised outlets. The remaining sizeable 21% of the market cover such diverse uses as thermoplastic rubbers, surface coatings, adhesives, sealants and synthetic leathers. 

Thin sheets of mica or polymer films, which are coated with silver on the back side, are adhered to two cylindrical quartz lenses using an adhesive. It may be noted that it is necessary to use an adhesive that deforms elastically. One of the lenses, with a polymer film adhered on it, is mounted on a weak cantilever spring, and the other is mounted on a rigid support. The axes of these lenses are aligned perpendicular to each other, and the geometry of two orthogonally crossed cylinders corresponds to a sphere on a flat surface. The back-silvered tbin films form an optical interferometer which makes it possible... 

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