This book explains the production process of polyurethane components from both the theoretical and practical points of view. It describes the concepts and principles that underly raw material supplier processing recommendations, allowing the reader to achieve application-specific properties in polyurethane. The production of prepolymers is explained, with a special focus on health and safety issues. Chapters on urethane chemistry, processing problems and product evaluation tools are all helpful.

From the Preface: “...The traditionally quoted properties, for example, tensile strength and hardness, are often not the best for selecting the correct system to use. In the section on properties, the importance of using the correct property for the application is explained. The application of polyurethanes in various fields is expanded upon and logic for suitability is discussed...”

Target Audience: Materials scientists, chemists, polymer scientists, and engineers who are concerned with polyurethane elastomers.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chemistry

Prepolymer Production

Hand Processing

Processing

Polyurethane Processing Problems

Properties

Applications

Tools for Evaluation

Health and Safety

Appendices

Index