HEAT AND FLAME RESISTANT POLYURETHANE FOAM

• Main Author: PLAVER, F Michael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.04.2017
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

The present invention relates to a reactive formulation used to make a heat and flame resistant flexible polyurethane foam which is particularly suited for use in under the hood vehicle applications which require sound deadening and vibration management and a process to make said foam. Said foam is particularly suitable for such applications because desirable heat and flame resistant properties are achieved after exposure to heat over an extended period of time. In particular, the heat and flame resistant flexible polyurethane foam is made from a reactive formulation comprising an A side comprising (i) one or more organic isocyanate and a B side comprising (ii) one or more isocyanate-reactive component, (iii) a flame retardant component comprising a combination of an alkyl substituted aryl phosphate and/or an alkyl phosphate ester, and/or mixtures thereof and expandable graphite, wherein the flame retardant component is halogen-free and does not contain ammonium polyphosphate and/or red phosphorus; and (iv) one or more additional component selected from a catalyst, a blowing agent, a cell opener, a surfactant, a crosslinker, a chain extender, a filler, a colorant, a pigment, an antistatic agent, reinforcing fibers, an antioxidant, a preservative, or an acid scavenger wherein said heat and flame resistant flexible polyurethane foam made from the reactive formulation is characterized by having less than a 15 percent weight loss when heated at 195° C. for 48 hours and/or a flammability rating of V-1 or V-0 at 0.5 inch according to Underwriter'-s Laboratories Standard 94 Vertical Flammability Test (UL 94).