Claims
- 1. A rigid, non-cellular, solid composition having a density of at least 1 g/cc, a percent elongation of less than 100 and which is demoldable within about 5 minutes, without the application of an external source of heat, after admixture of the components of a rapid-setting polyurethane-forming composition free of catalytic quantities of a catalyst for urethane formation and comprising
- (A) an amine initiated polyol having an OH equivalent weight of from about 50 to less than about 250;
- (B) an organic aromatic polyisocyanate;
- (C) a liquid modifier compound having a boiling point above about 150.degree. C., said modifier consisting of a mixture, in any proportion, of at least two members selected, in any combination, from the group consisting of
- (1) organic phosphates, phosphites, or phosphonates,
- (2) cyclic ethers,
- (3aromatic compounds or partially hydrogenated aromatic compounds, such compounds being free of ester groups and groups reactive with NCO groups,
- (4) chlorinated aliphatic compounds,
- (5) cyclic sulfones,
- (6) organic carbonates,
- (7) esters of carboxylic acids,
- (8) non-hydroxyl-containing polyoxyalkylene compounds,
- (9) ester-modified polyoxyalkylene compounds having an average hydroxyl equivalent weight above about 700 when such compounds contain 2 hydroxyl groups, an average hydroxyl equivalent weight, above about 500 when such compounds contain 3 or more hydroxyl groups and an average molecular weight above about 700 when such compounds contain zero or 1 hydroxyl group; and
- (10) hydroxyl-containing polyoxyalkylene compounds selected from the group consisting of
- (a) such compounds having one or two hydroxyl groups per molecule and an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least about 700,
- (b) such compounds having from about 3 to about 8 hydroxyl groups per molecule and an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least about 500; wherein components (A) and (B) are present in quantities such that the NCO:OH ratio is from about 0.8:1 to about 1.5:1 and component (C) is employed in quantities of from about 5% to about 60% by weight of the combined weight of components (A), (B) and (C).
- 2. The polyurethane composition of claim 1 wherein components (A) and (B) are present in quantities such that the NCO:OH ratio is from about 0.90:1 to about 1.2:1 and component (C) is present in quantities of from about 15% to about 40% by weight of the combined weight of components (A), (B) and (C) and wherein component (A) has an OH equivalent weight of from about 50 to about 200.
- 3. The polyurethane composition of claim 2 wherein components (A) and (B) are present in quantities such that the NCO:OH ratio is from about 0.95:1 to about 1.05:1.
- 4. The composition of claim 3 wherein component (C) is a mixture containing 3-methylsulfolane, dioctylphthalate and tris-.beta.-chloroethyl phosphate.
- 5. The composition of claim 3 wherein component (C) is a mixture containing 1-chloronaphthalene, butyl oleate, and 3-methylsulfolane.
- 6. The composition of claim 3 wherein component (C) contains a mixture of bis(2-bromopropyl)-2-bromopropane phosphonate, a chlorinated paraffin, and diisodecyl phthalate.
- 7. The composition of claim 1 cast as a decorative object.
- 8. The composition of claim 1 cast as a furniture component.
- 9. The composition of claim 1 cast as a machine component.
- 10. The composition of claim 3 wherein component (A) is selected from the group consisting of triethanolamine, an adduct of diethylenetriamine and propylene oxide and an adduct of aminoethylethanolamine with propylene oxide.
- 11. The composition of claim 3 wherein component (B) is selected from the group consisting of 2,4-toluenediisocyanate, 2,6-toluenediisocyanate, diphenylmethanediisocyanate, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The composition of claim 1 wherein component (A) additionally contains a non-amine initiated polyol having an equivalent weight of less than about 200 and the weight ratio of non-amine initiated polyol to amine initiated polyol is less than about 2:1.
- 13. The composition of claim 12 wherein the weight ratio of non-amine initiated polyol to amine initiated polyol is less than about 1:1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 574,497 filed May 5, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 3983064 which is a division of application Ser. No. 405,244, filed Oct. 10, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 4001166 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 327,630, filed Jan. 29, 1973, now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 221,784, filed Jan. 28, 1972 now abandoned.
Divisions (1)
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