The invention discloses a method for a preparing
low density polypropylene foam section or beads by two-step
extrusion molding, which comprises the following steps that: expandable master batch is prepared from 30 to 80 portions of
polypropylene, 10 to 40 portions of
foaming agent, 0 to 15 portions of foaming
accelerant, 0 to15 portions of dispersant and 0 to 10 portions of nucleating agent at a temperature below the
decomposition temperature of the
foaming agent and above a
viscous flow temperature of the
polypropylene; 20 to 99 portions of polypropylene with high melt strength, 0 to 70 portions of common polypropylene and 1 to 10 portions of expandable master batch are plasticizated and extruded together; supercritical gas is added to perform the blending of the plasticizated and extruded mixture; and the product obtained is made to generate foamcores in a foaming
nucleation apparatus to form the section or beads finally. A chemical
foaming agent is partially decomposed and foamed during the plasticization and
extrusion, so that the
viscosity of fused
mass is reduced, the
dissolution and dispersion of the supercritical gas are facilitated, and a problem that a foam imploding is likely to happen in a secondary forming process so as to influence the quality and appearance of secondarily formed product is solved as the chemical foaming agent retained in molding beads can be decomposed and foamed again during the secondary
processing.