Study of properties of one-component moisture-curable polyurethane and silane modified polyurethane adhesives

In this paper, the curing behavior and adhesion properties of five kinds of polyurethane (PU) and silane modified polyurethane (SPU) adhesives were studied. Fourier transform infrared spectra showed that the adhesive Sikaflex-555 had an SPU structure and that the other four adhesives were one-component polyurethanes. The experimental results of curing behavior show that the tack-free times and curing rates of these adhesives were significantly affected by the relative humidity and the temperature. The adhesion of the SPU adhesive to glass sheet, zinc galvanized steel sheet and steel sheet was much better than that of PU adhesives. The tack-free times and curing rates of all the adhesives was measured during the 12 months of storage. (C) Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2012