A polymeric foam is a special foam, in liquid or solidified form, formed from polymers. Examples include: Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, the copolymers...
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Polyurethane foam is a solid polymeric foam based on polyurethane chemistry. As a specialist synthetic material with highly diverse applications, polyurethane...
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insulation and as a soundproofing material. The open-cell foam is microporous and its polymeric substance is very hard, so that when used for cleaning it...
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Foams are two-phase material systems where a gas is dispersed in a second, non-gaseous material, specifically, in which gas cells are enclosed by a distinct...
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developing for foam rubber and the future may unveil new, easier recycling. Polymeric foam Talalay process, a method of producing molded natural foam rubber of...
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latex is foamed and then cured in a mold to extract the foam. Structural enhancements are applied to a foam by making different choices of polymers used for...
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Polystyrene (redirect from Polystyrene foam)
/ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene...
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also have the properties necessary to make memory foam. Polyethylene terephthalate, one such polymeric material, provides certain benefits over polyurethane...
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Ceramic foam is a tough foam made from ceramics. Manufacturing techniques include impregnating open-cell polymer foams internally with ceramic slurry and...
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Filler (materials) (section Polymer foam beads)
Polymer Foam Beads can have a bulk density as low as 0.011 g/cc and range in size from 45 microns to over 8 mm. Common drawbacks to using Polymer Foam...
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contains polymeric materials. They are used to make flexible foam (for example slabstock foam for mattresses or molded foams for car seats), rigid foam (for...
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instead of wax. This process takes advantage of the low boiling point of polymer foams to simplify the investment casting process by removing the need to melt...
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Syntactic foams are composite materials synthesized by filling a metal, polymer, cementitious or ceramic matrix with spheres as aggregates. The spheres...
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pores can be sealed (closed-cell foam) or interconnected (open-cell foam). The defining characteristic of metal foams is a high porosity: typically only...
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Soft matter (section Foams)
condensed matter physics. Soft materials include liquids, colloids, polymers, foams, gels, granular materials, liquid crystals, flesh, and a number of...
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Ultralight material (section Stochastic foam)
silica aerogels, carbon nanotube aerogels, aerographite, metallic foams, polymeric foams, and metallic microlattices. The density of air is about 1.275 mg/cm3...
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URL PDF] "Top Polyurethane Foam – Concrete Leveling Foam". Sivertsen, Katrine (Spring 2007). "Polymer Foams, 3.063 Polymer Physics" (PDF). Retrieved February...
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Ethylene-vinyl acetate (redirect from EVA foam)
in the Thermal Treatment of Foamable Mixtures of PE and EVA Copolymer with Azodicarbonamide". Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 102 (3): 2015–2025....
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Foam peanuts, also known as foam popcorn, packing peanuts, or packing noodles, are a common loose-fill packaging and cushioning material used to prevent...
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Polyimide foam is a foam originally designed for NASA by Inspec Foams Inc. under the brand name Solimide. Its primary purposes are as an insulator (such...
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soils. It and its many variants have been applied to rock, concrete, polymers, foams, and other pressure-dependent materials. The Drucker–Prager yield criterion...
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and polysaccharides—are purely polymeric, or are composed in large part of polymeric components. The term "polymer" derives from Greek πολύς (polus) 'many...
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Alcohol-resistant foams contain a polymer that forms a protective layer between the burning surface and the foam, preventing foam breakdown by alcohols...
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hydrazine hydrate (N2H4·xH2O). Hydrazine is mainly used as a foaming agent in preparing polymer foams, but applications also include its uses as a precursor...
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10 minute introduction. The balls, bigger than golf and made of soft polymeric foam, reduce the risk of injuries or damage in case of impact. The game is...
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converting of technical polymer foams, thermoforming parts and resilient materials. The company was founded as Fagerdala World Foams in 1964 by father and...
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than the shear modulus, Poisson's ratio is near 0.5. For open-cell polymer foams, Poisson's ratio is near zero, since the cells tend to collapse in compression...
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insulating foams, mattresses, coatings, adhesives, car parts, print rollers, shoe soles, flooring, synthetic fibers, etc. Polyurethane polymers are formed...
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Decontamination foam (known commonly as decon foam) is a spray-on cleaning solution used on surfaces that have been contaminated with biological or chemical...
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Reticulated foam is a very porous, low-density solid foam. 'Reticulated' means like a net. Reticulated foams are extremely open foams i.e. there are few...
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