July 2024
Intermediate to advanced
280 pages
12h 52m
English
Polyureas are reaction products of amines and isocyanates.
The first actual reference to polyurea came in 1948 when some researchers were evaluating thermal properties/melting points of various polymer systems. The first commercial polyurea invented was spandex, which is a polyether-polyurea copolymer, in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont’s Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia.
Compared to polyurethanes, polyureas cure very fast, typically less than 30 seconds, and are virtually unaffected by ambient moisture. Also polyureas have superior abrasion, corrosion, and bonding properties that make them excellent coating candidates.
Polyureas have very low water permeability, ...
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