Patent · US Expired

Uniform minimization of plastic foam cell size

US4579872A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1985
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S521/91
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Expandable beads and the like of thermoplastic organic polymer material, advantageously lightly-crosslinked in preparation, which are imbibed with halocarbon and/or light hydrocarbon (including mixed) blowing agents are advantageously tempered to provide excellent quality, uniformly fine-celled expanded cellular products therefrom by a quick quench from imbibition temperature to below 10 or so .degree. C. within one minute.

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