Impact Strength of High Relative Density Solid State Carbon Dioxide Blown Crystallizable Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Microcellular Foams
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Abstract
In this paper, processing conditions for producing high relative density microcellular CPET foams using CO 2 as a blowing agent are described. Starting with solid CPET, foams with relative densities between 0.5 to 1.0 were produced. Results of instrumented impact tests conducted at various temperatures ranging from room temperature to -40°C are presented. The CPET foams exhibit excellent impact properties in the range of temperatures explored.
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OpenAlex topics: Polymer Foaming and Composites · Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
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University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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