【原版教材•中英对照】聚合物泡沫手册 — 展示聚合物泡沫的广泛应用

Handbook of Polymer Foams
聚合物泡沫手册

Author: Eaves, David
原文地址：https://www.zhisci.com/pdfshow/17922

The use of polymer foams is extremely widespread. Indeed, it is difficult to think of a single industry where polymer foams do not have a significant application. They can be found for example in sports and leisure products, in military applications, in vehicles, in aircraft, and in the home. Most people will encounter polymer foams every day in one form or another, whether it be in furniture, in packaging, in their car, in refrigerator insulation, or in some other common application.
聚合物泡沫的应用非常广泛。事实上，很难想象一个单一行业中聚合物泡沫没有显著的应用。例如，它们可以在运动和休闲产品、军事应用、车辆、飞机和家庭中找到。大多数人每天都会遇到一种或另一种形式的聚合物泡沫，无论是在家具、包装、汽车、冰箱绝缘材料中，还是在其他一些常见的应用中。

Although naturally occurring polymer foams have been known for a long time, (e.g., sponges, cork), synthetic polymer foams have only been introduced to the market over the last fifty years or so. The development of a new polymer has usually been quickly followed by its production in an expanded or foam form owing to the unique and useful properties which can be realised in the expanded state.
虽然天然生成的聚合物泡沫（如海绵、软木）早已为人所知，但合成聚合物泡沫直到近五十年才被引入市场。一种新聚合物的开发通常很快就会以膨胀或泡沫的形式生产出来，这是由于在膨胀状态下可以实现的独特和有用的特性。

Compressibility, thermal insulation and, of course, low density/lightness are all enhanced in a foam as compared with the original polymer. Such properties can be tailored to meet particular requirements and can increase substantially the potential applications of a polymer. Foaming technology and the properties of expanded materials should therefore be of interest to all those working in the polymer industry.
与原聚合物相比，泡沫塑料的压缩性、隔热性以及低密度/轻量化都得到了增强。这些性质可以被定制以满足特定的要求，并且可以大大增加聚合物的潜在应用。因此，发泡技术和膨胀材料的性能应该是所有从事聚合物工业的人感兴趣的。

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