Tenneco Polymers, Inc.

Im K Park

Laminated skin-foamed core sandwich structures characterized by an excellent stiffness and load-bearing capability to weight ratio are prepared by heating in a closed mold a sandwich construction that comprises skin layers that comprise a thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature in the range of 75.degree. to 85.degree. C. and reinforcing fibers and a core that comprises a thermoplastic polymer that is compatible with the polymer in the skin layers and that has a glass transition temperature that is 10.degree. to 20.degree. C. lower than that of the polymer in the skin layers and a blowing agent at a temperature sufficient to fuse and expand the core and to fuse the skin layers and bond them to the expanded core.

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Somerville, NJ, United States of America

Im K Park