| abstract |
A low density extruded structural foam of closed cell structure having good compressive strength comprising a engineered thermoplastic resin, alone, or containing a flame retarding agent and/or nucleating agent, optionally combined with a vinyl aromatic resin, and a blowing agent is produced by feeding said resin, or composition, into a primary extruder (2) wherein mixing, adding a blowing agent which is essentially insoluble in the resin at room temperature but soluble in the melt and further mixing, then optionally passing the mixture to a second, cooling extruder (12), passing said extruded mixture through a die (8), then expanding and foaming said composition into a foam article (14). |