A foamable resin composition comprising: (meth)acrylate oligomer, which accounts for 10-40 wt % of the foamable resin composition; (meth)acrylate monomer, which accounts for 35-80 wt % of the foamable resin composition; a photocuring initiator, which accounts for 1-5 wt % of the foamable resin composition; and a foaming agent, which accounts for 3-20 wt % of the foamable resin composition; wherein the foamable resin composition has a specific gravity of 0.10-1.05 g/cm.sup.3 after photocuring and thermal foam expansion for 15-20 minutes at 120 C. The aforementioned foamable resin composition can become a low specific gravity (0.10-1.05 g/cm.sup.3) material after photocuring and thermal foam expansion, then can expand the application in 3D printing, and manufacture of plastic products, such as shoe soles, coasters, floats, various types of protective gear and the like.

A composition including a photoinitiator and an azo compound are cured with the formation of bubbles. The method can also be carried out in a multi-stage method involving irradiation and heating.

A lightweight, thermal insulation and temperature-adjusting modified polymer aerogel composite material and a preparation method thereof are provided. The composite material includes a heat insulation matrix with a topological and closed-cell foaming structure; And an enhanced thermal insulation low thermal conductivity element embedded in the bubble wall of the thermal insulation matrix, i.e. the non-porous part. Due to the special foaming process, the aerogel phase change thermal insulation composite material has a tiny closed-cell structure similar to that of aerogel materials, and aerogel particles and phase change microcapsules are added, so that the internal cell structure and porosity are further improved, and the aerogel phase change thermal insulation composite material has a certain phase change temperature regulation function and excellent thermal insulation performance.

A molded body, comprising a foamed portion in which a skin layer A, a foamed layer and a skin layer B are disposed in this order in a thickness direction, wherein in the foamed portion, the foamed layer has a ratio of thickness, with respect to a total thickness of the skin layer A, the foamed layer and the skin layer B, of from 73% to 88%.

The present disclosure provides a foamed PET composite board and a preparation method thereof. The foamed PET composite board provided is prepared from a raw material including the following components in parts by mass: 100 parts of PET, 10-20 parts of a regulator, 100-200 parts of an inorganic filler, 1-2 parts of a blowing agent, and 1-4 parts of PE wax, and the PET is recycled PET.

Provided are a rubber composition for producing a foam having a high expansion ratio, a high-expansion-ratio foam, a tire, an acoustic member, a sealing material, a hose, a belt, a wire covering, a thermal insulation material, an expansion ratio improver for rubber, a method for improving the expansion ratio of a foam, and a method for producing a high-expansion-ratio foam. A rubber composition for producing a foam having a high expansion ratio, comprising the following components (a), (b), (c), and (d): (a) a rubber component; (b) a chemical foaming agent; (c) a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof; and (d) at least one member selected from the group consisting of vulcanizing agents and crosslinking agents:

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aralkyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group; and each of these groups optionally further has one or more substituents.

Expanded rubber articles and processes for making such, comprising: partially curing an expandable rubber formulation by heating it in a first mould cavity to form a moulded blank; releasing the moulded blank from the first mould cavity and allowing the moulded blank to expand to form an expanded moulded blank; and further curing and expanding the expanded moulded blank by heating it to form the expanded rubber article comprising an expanded rubber part, wherein the expanded moulded blank is heated in a second mould cavity. Optionally, the expanded moulded blank is contacted with a further rubber formulation and a substrate comprising a base material and an elastomer bonding layer in the second mould cavity to form an expanded rubber article additionally comprising a solid rubber part and a substrate.

An electrically conductive rubber composition is provided, which is usable for production of a transfer roller of a highly flexible foam satisfying requirements for cost reduction and weight reduction and having smaller foam cell diameters and, hence, ensuring higher-quality image formation with smaller environment-dependent variations in roller resistance. A transfer roller produced from the electrically conductive rubber composition, a production method for the transfer roller, and an image forming apparatus including the transfer roller are also provided. The electrically conductive rubber composition contains a rubber component including SBR and/or BR, EPDM and epichlorohydrin rubber, a crosslinking component, and 4 to 6 parts by mass of a foaming agent and 1.5 to 2.7 parts by mass of a foaming assisting agent based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. The transfer roller (1) is produced by extruding the electrically conductive rubber composition into a tubular body and performing an in-can vulcanization process on the tubular body. The image forming apparatus incorporates the transfer roller.

The process of foaming a polyolefin, e.g., polyethylene, composition using as a nucleator a combination an azodicarbonamide (ADCA) and a fluororesin at a ADCA:fluororesin weight ratio of 60:40 to 20:80. The synergic effect between these two nucleating agents results in a higher nuclei density and a foamed product with a smaller cell size as compared to processes using and products produced by the use of neat PTFE or neat ADCA alone as the nucleating agent.

An inventive electrically conductive rubber composition contains: a rubber component including SBR and/or NBR, and 20 to 30 parts by mass of epichlorohydrin rubber based on 100 parts by mass of the overall rubber component; a crosslinking component; a foaming component; and a potassium salt of an anion having a fluoro group and a sulfonyl group in its molecule, the potassium salt being present in a proportion of not less than 0.01 part by mass and not greater than 1 part by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the overall rubber component. An inventive transfer roller (1) includes a roller body (2) formed from the electrically conductive rubber composition.