Correlations between Injection Molding Parameters, Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PPS Using Artificial Neural Networks
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C. Lotti
Abstract
The processing conditions of injection molding have a complex influence on the morphology and on the mechanical properties of a semicrystalline polymer. Therefore, to establish correlations between processing conditions, morphology and mechanical properties constitutes a difficult task; finding these correlations is one of the goals of a materials engineer.
The purpose of this work was to study the influence of the injection molding conditions on the morphology and mechanical properties of poly(p-phenylene sulphide), PPS, using artificial neural networks, ANNs. First, a statistical analysis was done to find the more influential processing parameters that affect the morphology and mechanical properties of the PPS. Second, ANNs were applied to establish correlations between processing conditions, morphology and properties.
It was found that the variables with the highest influence on the morphology and the mechanical properties were the injection and mold temperatures (Tinj and Tmold, respectively), as they showed a straight relationship with the crystallinity index of the injection molded part.
Three different ANNs were built to predict the correlations. The ANN-1 predicted the crystallinity gradient along the thickness of the injection molded part from Tmold, Tinj, and flow rate, Q; the ANN-2 predicted the elastic and flexural modulus, E, and the yield stress from the crystallinity gradient, while the ANN-3 predicted the mechanical properties directly from the processing conditions. All ANNs were built with only fifteen experimental data and were trained with the group cross-validation method, GCV and with a training-test set method. Both methods showed similar and excellent performance. Thus, it can be concluded that ANNs can be used as a powerful tool in the learning of these complex correlations.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Contents
- Regular Contributed Articles
- Pressure and Temperature Dependence of LDPE Viscosity and Free Volume: The Effect of Molecular Structure
- Correlations between Injection Molding Parameters, Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PPS Using Artificial Neural Networks
- Investigations into Kinematic Reversal in Non-isothermal Flows in Single-screw Machines
- The Effect of Post-extrusion Conditions in Ribbon Extrusion of Polymer Blends
- Effect of the Chemical and Morphological Conditions of the Die Wall on the Extrusion of Linear Polyolefins
- Investigation of the Heat Affected Zone of Hot-gas Welded PP Joints
- Method for the Optimisation of Screw Elements for Tightly Intermeshing, Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruders
- Rheology and Processing of Molten Poly(methyl methacrylate) Resins
- PLLA Morphology Controlled by Dry-cast Process
- Two Component Injection Molding of Phase Separating Blends
- A Low Force Valve for Dynamic Control of Molten Plastics in a Mold
- Influence of Drawing and Temperature on the Optical and Structural Properties of Monofilament PP Sutures
- Mechanical Properties of Rubber-toughened Post-industrial Glass-fiber-reinforced PA66
- Thermal Flow Instability in Metal Injection Molding: Experiment and Simulation
- Review Paper
- State of the Art: Recycling of EPDM Rubber Vulcanizates
- PPS News
- PPS News
- Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
- Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Contents
- Regular Contributed Articles
- Pressure and Temperature Dependence of LDPE Viscosity and Free Volume: The Effect of Molecular Structure
- Correlations between Injection Molding Parameters, Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PPS Using Artificial Neural Networks
- Investigations into Kinematic Reversal in Non-isothermal Flows in Single-screw Machines
- The Effect of Post-extrusion Conditions in Ribbon Extrusion of Polymer Blends
- Effect of the Chemical and Morphological Conditions of the Die Wall on the Extrusion of Linear Polyolefins
- Investigation of the Heat Affected Zone of Hot-gas Welded PP Joints
- Method for the Optimisation of Screw Elements for Tightly Intermeshing, Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruders
- Rheology and Processing of Molten Poly(methyl methacrylate) Resins
- PLLA Morphology Controlled by Dry-cast Process
- Two Component Injection Molding of Phase Separating Blends
- A Low Force Valve for Dynamic Control of Molten Plastics in a Mold
- Influence of Drawing and Temperature on the Optical and Structural Properties of Monofilament PP Sutures
- Mechanical Properties of Rubber-toughened Post-industrial Glass-fiber-reinforced PA66
- Thermal Flow Instability in Metal Injection Molding: Experiment and Simulation
- Review Paper
- State of the Art: Recycling of EPDM Rubber Vulcanizates
- PPS News
- PPS News
- Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
- Seikei-Kakou Abstracts