Dynamic mechanical properties for polyurethane elastomers applied in elastomeric mortar

Abstract

Dynamic mechanical properties of a polyurethane (PU) elastomer and a mortar processed with the same elastomer (modified polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG)) were studied. The results obtained showed that the liquid aromatic amine ETHACURE® 300, used as cure agent, can be used to substitute the aromatic amine MOCA®, which is usually used as cure agent in high performance elastomers. The resulting mortar produced with ETHACURE® 300 presents similar dynamic-mechanical thermal properties when compared with MOCA ®. However, dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis studies showed that the mortar developed with ETHACURE® 300 presents some advantages such as the low values of tan δ, indicating a good capacity of recovery of the strain after retreating an applied force. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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