Abstract:
URETHANE POLYMERS ARE PRODUCED FROM A MIXTURE OF INCOMPATIBLE POLYOLS. THE MIXTURE CONTAINS AT LEAST ONE LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYOL HAVING A HYDROXYL NUMBER OF FROM ABOUT 420 TO ABOUT 640 AND AT LEAST ONE HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYOL HAVING A HYDROXYL NUMBER OF FROM ABOUT 34 TO 56; THE RATIO OF HYDROXYL NUMBERS OF THE POLYOLS IN THE MIXTURE BEING AT LEAST 10:1. THE URETHANE POLYMERS ARE USEFUL AS CRASH PADDING, INSULATION, ETC.