Rapid polymer/gas solution formation for continuous production of microcellular plastics

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 639-645

  Park, C B ^a,b   Suh, N P ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION IN GASES; HEAT TREATMENT; INERT GASES; NUCLEATION; PLASTICS MOLDING; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOFORMING;

GAS SATURATED POLYMERS; MICROCELLULAR PLASTICS; RAPID POLYMER/GAS SOLUTION FORMATION;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030283515     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831079     Document Type: Article

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