Abstract:
Polyurethane elastomers are prepared by reacting a prepolymer (A) of a polyether diol and a diisocyanate with a mixture (B) of a polyester diol and a lower molecular weight glycol at a temperature of from about 60*C. to about 180*C. The reaction product of (A) and (B) is resistant to separation and the polyurethane elastomers combine all of the advantageous properties of both polyether polyurethanes and polyester polyurethanes and are useful as foils and coatings and can be molded into a variety of elastomeric products.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYURETHANES, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE CROSS-LINKED, FROM HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT, LINEAR DIHYDROXY COMPOUNDS, DIISOCYANATES AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHAIN LENGTHENING AGENTS WHICH CONTAIN AT LEAST TOW HYDROGEN ATOMS THAT ARE REACTIVE WITH ISOCYANATES, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT DIHYDROXY COMPOUNDS USED ARE REACTION PRODUCTS OF $-CAPROLACTONE AND/OR $-HYDROXYCAPROIC ACID, HEXANE-1,6-DIOL AND DIARYL CARBONATES.