The effect of alternative blowing agents on microstructure and mechanical characteristics of rigid polyurethane foam

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 569-579

  Esmaeilnezhad, Ebrahim ^a   Rezaei, Mostafa ^a   Razavi, Mir Karim ^a  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blowing agent; Compression; Creep; Microstructure; Relaxation; Rigid polyurethane foam

Indexed keywords

CELL SIZE; CELL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONSTANT STRESS; CREEP RECOVERY; CREEP TESTS; LOWER STRESS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; N-PENTANE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; RELAXATION; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS; STRESS RELAXATION TESTS; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; YIELD STRAIN;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CREEP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS RELAXATION; TESTING;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 68149117197     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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