Reducing material costs with microcellular/fine-celled foaming

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 297-312

  Lee, John W S ^a   Park, Chul B ^a   Kim, Seong G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Foams; Nitrogen; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS; VOID FRACTION;

FOAMING PROCESSES; HIGH DENSITY FOAMING; MATERIAL COSTS; NUCLEATING AGENTS;

FOAMS;

EID: 34547617311     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X07077601     Document Type: Review

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