Experiments and Modelling of the Expansion of Crosslinked Polyethylene Foams

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 252-270

  Mahapatro, A ^b   Mills, N J ^a,b   Sims, G L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELASTICITY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NITROGEN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

KELVIN FOAM STRUCTURE; RUBBER-ELASTIC ANALYSIS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032318370     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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