The silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structure have been constructed by combining two methods of the multilayered hot-pressing and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) foaming. The growth of the cell is restrained by the solid layer, resulting in a decrease of the cell size. In addition, the introduction of the solid layer can effectively improve the mechanical properties of the microcellular silicone rubber foam. The experimental results are analyzed by finite element analysis (FEA).
- Wenhuan Zhang
- Zhaoping Deng
- Tao Liu