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Integral/Structural Polymer Foams

Technology, Properties and Applications

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  1. Fjodor A. Shutov

    1. Department of Polymer Processing, Polymer Faculty, Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology, Moscow, USSR

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  1. G. Henrici-Olivé
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  2. S. Olivé
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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. General Information

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Description of Integral (Structural) Foams

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 3-12

    3. Starting Materials

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 13-25

  3. Integral Polymer Foam Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Injection Molding: General

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 29-46

    3. Injection Molding: Low Pressure Process

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 47-58

    4. Injection Molding: High Pressure Process

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 59-70

    5. Injection Molding: Gas Counter Pressure Process

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 71-80

    6. Injection Molding: Two-Component Process

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 81-91

    7. Reaction Injection Molding Process

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 92-110

    8. Extrusion

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 111-122

    9. Rotational Molding and Other Processes

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 123-130

    10. Secondary Processing

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 131-137

    11. Comparison and Selection of Integral Foam Processes

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 138-150

  4. Integral Polymer Foam Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Integral Foam Based on Polyurethanes

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 153-188

    3. Integral Foam Based on Polystyrene

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 189-201

    4. Integral Foam Based on Poly(vinyl chloride)

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 202-210

    5. Integral Foam Based on Polyolefins

      • Fjodor A. Shutov, G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé
      Pages 211-218
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About this book

Integral, or structural, foams are one of the most remarkable materials that have been developed over the last fifteen years. As with all rapidly growing fields, the terminology seems to have grown even faster. Thus there are two names for the material structure itself. In the United States and in Japan the term for these plastics is Structural Foams, whereas in Europe and the USSR the term used is usually Integral Foams. We have adhered to the European term in the text and hope our colleagues will bear with us. Integral foams have a specific structure: a cellular core that gradually turns into a solid skin. The skin gives the part its form and stiffness, while the cellular core contributes to the very high strength-to-weight values of the material. These are higher than those of some unfoamed plastics and metals. The sandwich-like structure with its unique mechanical properties was prompted by nature. Wood and bone are strong and light-weight natural materials having a cellular structure. Since the sandwich-like structure of the integral foams resembles that of natural wood, the foams are often referred to as artifical wood or plastic wood, thereby emphasizing not only the formal structural similarity of these materials, but also one of the main functional applications of integral foams - replacement of wooden articles in various fields of engineering and construction.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Polymer Processing, Polymer Faculty, Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry and Technology, Moscow, USSR

    Fjodor A. Shutov

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Integral/Structural Polymer Foams

  • Book Subtitle: Technology, Properties and Applications

  • Authors: Fjodor A. Shutov

  • Editors: G. Henrici-Olivé, S. Olivé

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02486-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-02488-1Published: 02 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-02486-7Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 297

  • Number of Illustrations: 135 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with the Akademie-Verlag, Berlin

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences

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