Understanding the compressive behavior of linear and cross-linked poly(vinyl chloride) foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 419-439

  Lim, G T ^a   Altstadt V ^a   Ramsteiner, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compression; Cross linking; Predictive model.; PVC foam

Indexed keywords

AMIDE GROUPS; BULK MATERIALS; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE; COMPRESSIVE TESTING; FOAM DENSITIES; MATERIAL SUPPLIERS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYUREAS; PREDICTIVE MODEL.; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PVC FOAM; SEMI-INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; UNDER WATER; YIELD STRENGTH;

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSSLINKING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UREA;

FOAMS;

EID: 70249125100     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X09105372     Document Type: Article

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