Patent · US Expired

Method of making thermoplastic foamed articles using supercritical fluid

US5670102A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1994
Grant dateSep 23, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2379/08
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Foamed thermoplastic articles, both filled and unfilled foamed articles have a foamed density of greater than 0.03 grams per cubic centimeters (g/cm.sup.3), cell sizes in the range of 10 to 300 micrometers (.mu.m) with cell wall thicknesses of greater than 0.1 .mu.m but less than 2 .mu.m and a process for making the same.

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