[HTML][HTML] Recent trends of foaming in polymer processing: A review

FL Jin, M Zhao, M Park, SJ Park - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polymer foams have low density, good heat insulation, good sound insulation effects, high
specific strength, and high corrosion resistance, and are widely used in civil and industrial …

Evolution of anisotropic bubbles and transition of the mechanical and electrical properties during a non-continuous two-step foaming of epoxy/carbon nanofiber …

L Wang, B Yang, L Zhou, B Xue, Z Yang - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A non-continuous two-step foaming process was reported to prepare microcellular
epoxy/carbon nanofiber (EP/CNF) composite foams. This approach involved firstly limited …

Application of recycled carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers as reinforcement for epoxy foams

W Song, A Magid, D Li, KY Lee - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing demand for carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) and stringent
environmental legislation have driven the research into recycling and reusing the CFRP …

Short carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy foams with isotropic cellular structure and anisotropic mechanical response produced from liquid foam templates

W Song, G Konstantellos, D Li, KY Lee - Composites Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we show that mechanically anisotropic short carbon fibre (sCF)-reinforced
epoxy foams with an isotropic cellular structure can be fabricated from liquid foam templates …

Morphologies and properties of epoxy/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite foams prepared through the free-foaming and limited-foaming process

L Wang, Y He, T Jiang, X Zhang, C Zhang… - Composites Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microcellular epoxy/multi-walled carbon nanotube (EP/MWCNT) composite foams loaded
with 2 wt%(mass fraction) of MWCNT were prepared through the free-foaming process (Fre …

Compression‐compression fatigue performance of aluminium matrix composite foams reinforced by carbon nanotubes

X Yang, Q Hu, W Li, H Song, T Zou… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The compression‐compression fatigue performance of carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced
aluminium matrix composite foams (AMCFs) were investigated. The ε‐N curves of AMCFs …

Preparation and properties of expandable epoxy foam prepreg for sandwich composites prepared via thermal expansion molding process

W Min, L Qi, X Zhao, J Xiao, YJ Wan… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal expansion molding process (TEMP) is a new technology for integrated molding
sandwich composites. However, the development of high‐performance expandable foam …

Ultra-low density epoxy/polystyrene foam composite with high specific strength and pseudo-plastic behavior

O Smorygo, AA Gokhale, A Vazhnova… - Composites …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hierarchical co-continuous composites were prepared by impregnation of a deformed bed of
expanded polystyrene granules with epoxy resin. The composite structure comprises a …

Preparation and properties of epoxy/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite foams with an alternating layer structure

S Sun, L Wang, B Xue - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multilayered epoxy/multiwalled carbon nanotube (EP/MWCNT) composite foams with a
density of 0.713 g/cm3 were prepared through the chemical foaming of laminated epoxy …

Construction of a thermally conductive network to improve the thermal and mechanical performance of silicone rubber foam.

H Xie, L Zhao, Y Chen, B Han, Y Hua… - Express Polymer …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Silicone foam (SF) is a porous silicone rubber with a lower density, higher elasticity, and
good thermal stability. In this work, we selected aluminum spheres and carbon fiber (CF) as …