The influence of curing conditions, particularly humidity on chemical and physical structures and mechanical properties of cured films was studied. The samples used were based on various acrylic polyols and isocyanate prepolymer (HMDI-biuret adduct). Curing behavior under differed temperature and humidity was followed by the measurements of IR spectrums, drying time and stress-strain properties of paint films. Dynamic viscoelasticity, degree of swelling and observation of fracture surface by scanning electron microscope for cured films were investigated. Main results were as follows : 1) The concentration of urethane groups in the films cured at low humidity (I : RH 0%) was about 4-5 times that in the films cured at high humidity (II : RH 95-97%), and about 80% of -NCO was converted into urea groups in II films from IR spectroscopic examination. While the modulus of II films was larger than that of I films in the beginning of curing reaction, its value of I films grew larger than that of II films at throughly cured state. 2) Physical properties of their cured films were affected remarkably by the difference of humidity, and they closely related to chemical structure determined by urethane and urea concentration, that is, I films were tough due to urethane linkage, whereas II films mainly crosslinked with isocyanate prepolymer by urea linkage were porous and brittle.
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