- of
foams; soap
foams are also
known as suds.[not
verified in body]
Solid foams can be closed-cell or open-cell.[citation needed] In closed-cell
foam, the...
-
lauryl alcohol), and
corrosion inhibitors. Low-expansion
foams, such as
aqueous film
forming foams (AFFFs), have an
expansion ratio of less than 20, are...
-
maintains its
shape and properties.
Polyurethane foams are the most
widely used
representatives of
thermoset foams.
Depending on
their cellular structure, they...
- Fine-scale open-cell
foams, with
cells smaller than can be seen unaided, are used as high-temperature
filters in the
chemical industry.
Metal foams are used in...
- and
flexible foams, and coatings, adhesives,
electrical potting compounds, and
fibers such as
spandex and
polyurethane laminate (PUL).
Foams are the largest...
- all
foamed polystyrene products,
although strictly it
should only be used for "extruded closed-cell"
polystyrene foams made by Dow Chemicals.
Foams are...
- Higher-density
memory foam softens in
reaction to body heat,
allowing it to mold to a warm body in a few minutes.
Newer foams may
recover their original...
-
method for low
density syntactic foams is
based on the
principle of buoyancy. The
compressive properties of
syntactic foams, in most cases,
strongly depend...
-
environmental risk of
certain firefighting foams began to be recognized,
providing another reason against the practice.
Foam is
still used in
aviation firefighting...
- protein,
which readily forms copious foam.
Foams consist of two phases, an
aqueous phase and a
gaseous (air) phase.
Foams have been used in many
forms in the...