Strategies to achieve a uniform cell structure with a high void fraction in advanced structural foam molding

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 9457-9464

  Lee, John W S ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Yoon, Jae D ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CELL GROWTH; FOAM CONTROL; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDING; MOLDS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CELL STRUCTURES; FINAL PRODUCTS; GEOMETRICAL ACCURACIES; INJECTION FLOW RATES; MELT TEMPERATURES; MOLD CAVITIES; MOLDING MACHINES; NON UNIFORMS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTHS; PRESSURE PROFILES; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SINK MARKS; STRUCTURAL FOAMS; UNIFORM CELL STRUCTURES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 57949110739     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0707016     Document Type: Article

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