Patent References 3789095 3879507 3928182 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/330823 filed on 12/15/1981US Classes:264/45.9, Including extrusion264/321, Sponge-like or foamed work264/53Liquid to gas phase changeExaminersPrimary: Anderson, PhilipAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB29C 51/00 (20060101)C08J 9/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-12-27 JPAbstractThis invention relates to a process for producing economically shaped article of polystyrene foam with a small wall thickness and sufficient strength by a continuous simple operation including a short forming cycle in which the sheet of polystyrene foam having a bulk density of 0.15 to 0.7 g/cm3, a thickness of 0.3 to 1.0 mm, 5 to 20 cell membranes widthwise of the sheet and a draw ratio of up to 1.25 and containing 0.03 to 0.3 mole/kg of the residual gas of the blowing agent is formed by an extruder and utilized to produce the shaped article. | |