Compression moulded ethylene homo and copolymer foams II. Effect of processing conditions and crystallinity on cell structure development

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-29

  Sims, G L A ^a   Khunniteekool, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COOLING; COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIMODAL CELL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CROSSLINKING AGENT; CRYSTALLINITY; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; HEAT AND CHILL PROCESS; MICROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0029701323     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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