Asahi-dow Limited

Ashi-dow Limited

Hiroshi Sato

Nobuo Miura

Hiroshi Shimizu

Shuzo Inada

Expanded particles of a crosslinked polyolefin resin, each particle with uniformly spherical shape, having an average diameter of 1.4 to 5.5 mm, an average expansion ratio of 18 to 37 and specific compression coefficient of 1.6 .times. 10.sup.-3 to 4.0 .times. 10.sup.-3, are found to be produced by two-step foaming operations. They are useful for various purposes such as filtrating material, fillers in stuffed specimens and, especially for preparation of molded articles having constricted portions, giving excellent moldings having smooth surface without failure at corner or edge portions.

Expanded particulate material of polyolefin resin

Expanded particles of a crosslinked polyolefin resin, each particle with uniformly spherical shape, having an average diameter of 1.4 to 5.5 mm, an average expansion ratio of 18 to 37 and specific compression coefficient of 1.6.times.10.sup.-3 to 4.0.times.10.sup.-3, are found to be produced by two-step foaming operations. They are useful for various purposes such as filtrating material, fillers in stuffed specimens and, especially for preparation of molded articles having constricted portions, giving excellent moldings having smooth surface without failure at corner or edge portions.

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