Category:Polyurea

Description

Polyurea is truly a remarkable coatings, linings and joint sealant technology. It is being used successfully for so many different applications today. Polyurea coatings and linings are more commonly applied over concrete and steel for corrosion protection and abrasion resistance. They also have tremendous advantages over conventional materials for joint fill and caulk applications due to their fast set nature, high elongation and durability/abrasion characteristics. Polyurea can be molded and shaped by spraying it into molds. Similarly, polyurea is also used as hard coat protective shell over expanded polystyrene (EPS) for architectural molded fascia applications. The markets and applications are endless and rapidly on the rise.

The main issue everyone must understand is that Polyurea by name is not a specific coating system or a specification, it is a description of a polymer TECHNOLOGY. Polyurea is an advancement of Polyurethane Chemistry. A great technology that boasts so many different formulations and physical property ranges. There are pure polyureas (defined by the PDA) and there are hybrid polyurea systems, each possessing their own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.

Sources for Polyurea

• SprayBuilt.com

Become an applicator of Polyurea using SprayBuilt Inc. SprayBuilt manufactures over 53 low-pressure applied polyurea coatings systems. Using the Sprayborne LPS-500, apply polyurea with the industry's lightest, most portable spray equipment.

• MioxPro.com

Learn more about Polyurea being used as a Bridge Coating System.

Industry Links

• SPI Polyurea Products & Foam
• Polyurea.com
• Polyurea Q&A Forum