Steam-chest molding of expanded polypropylene foams. 2. Mechanism of interbead bonding

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5523-5531

  Zhai, Wentao ^a,b   Kim, Young Wook ^b,c   Jung, Dong Won ^b,d   Park, Chul B ^b  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING PROCESS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; FOAM EXPANSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTURE SURFACES; HIGH STEAM TEMPERATURE; MELTING BEHAVIOR; POLYPROPYLENE FOAMS; POST ANNEALING; PRODUCT SURFACE; SEM;

MOLDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEAM; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

BONDING;

EID: 79955537041     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101753w     Document Type: Article

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