摘要:
Prepare a multimodal thermoplastic polymer foam having a distribution of large and small cells in a substantial absence of water by using a blowing agent stabilizer. Multimodal foams of the present invention have blowing agent stabilizer predominantly located proximate to large cells. The resulting multimodal foams have particular utility as thermal insulating materials.
摘要:
An energy absorbing article having a direction in which impact resistance is desired is formed of extruded thermoplastic foam exhibit anisotropic compressive strength. The extrusion direction of the thermoplastic foam is aligned substantially parallel with the direction in which impact resistance is desired to provide an energy absorbing article exhibiting a high ratio of compressive strength to weight.
摘要:
A roofing system (20) for a structure such as a building. The system (20) includes a roof deck (10), a plurality of panels (12) of an extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foam above and adjacent the deck (10); and a substantially waterproof membrane (14), above and adjacent to the foam. The foam has an open cell content of 30 percent or more. The foam provides excellent mechanical support for the membrane (14), and is water resistant. The foam further has a high heat distortion temperature, and is substantially free of distortion at high service temperatures encountered in roofing systems. Further disclosed is a recovery roofing system employing the above foam. Further disclosed are processes for constructing a new roofing system and a recovery roofing system.
摘要:
A fibrous thermal insulation comprising an intimate blend of A) an effective amount of non-graphitic carbonaceous fibers having an LOI value greater than 40, a percent char value greater than 65, and a thermal conductivity less than 1 BTU hr ft.sup.2 /.degree.F. for providing a synergistic improvement in fire resistance, and B) hollow thermoplastic fibers.
摘要:
Flame retardant vinylaromatic thermoplastic resin compositions are provided comprising 100 parts vinylaromatic polymer, 0.1 to 2.0 parts of at least one brominated aliphatic compound, 0.5 to 3.0 parts of at least one other and different brominated organic compound having a higher volatilization temperature and greater heat stability than said brominated aliphatic compound and from 0.05 to 5 parts of at least one melt flow promoter.
摘要:
Alkenyl aromatic thermoplastic synthetic resinous elongate foam bodies having a machine direction, a traverse direction and closed noninterconnecting gas-containing cells are prepared using 1,1-difluoro-1-chloroethane as a blowing agent. These foam bodies have an average cell size of 0.05 to 2.0 millimeters, a minimum cross-sectional dimension of at least 0.25 inch, a cross-sectional area of at least 8 square inches, a water vapor permeability not greater than 1.8 perm inch, a density not exceeding 2.4 pounds per cubic foot, and an absolute dimensional stability of less than 4 percent in any direction when measured by the test designated ASTM D2126/C578. Also disclosed is a method for preparing such foam bodies, other alkenyl aromatic thermoplastic synthetic resinous elongate foam bodies having the same criteria, except a density from 2.4 to 5.0 pounds per cubic foot and a method for preparing such greater density foam bodies.
摘要:
Highly desirable alkenylaromatic monomer olefinically unsaturated acid foams are prepared by extrusion using as a blowing agent inorganic compounds such as sodium bicarbonate, either alone or in combination with volatile fluid foaming agents.
摘要:
Extruded synthetic resinous thermoplastic foams of increased cell size are obtained when using volatile fluid blowing agents by incorporating a cell-size enlarging agent into the extruded composition, the cell-size enlarging agent being liquid at the foaming temperature and generally soluble in the heat-plastified foamable mixture.
摘要:
Stable medium density large cell size styrene polymer foam is extruded in large sections employing as blowing agents: chlorofluoromethane, bromochlorodifluoromethane alone or in admixture with minor quantities of other halogen containing carbon compounds to provide machinable foams of good dimensional stability.
摘要:
This invention is directed to a process for forming stable, low density, fine celled extruded foam from normally crystalline vinylidene chloride polymers such process comprising (1) forming an admixture of a normally crystalline vinylidene chloride polymer in powder form with a blowing agent composed of a compound or mixture of compounds having a boiling point of less than about 40.degree.C, a vapor pressure at the foaming temperature used of greater than atmospheric pressure and less than about 1000 p.s.i. and a solubility parameter of greater than about 6.6 and less than about 8.7, then (2) extrusion foaming the admixture using an extrusion temperature of from about 120.degree.C to about 150.degree.C.