The Influence of Injection Molding and Injection Compression Molding on Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Polymer Microfabrication
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H.-C. Kuo
und M.-C. Jeng
Abstract
The replication accuracy of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was investigated by using injection molding (IM) and injection compression molding (ICM). The mold insert was fabricated by using a stainless-steel etching method. Both the injection molded part and the injection compression molded part were observed under a microscope to compare the quality and accuracy of the replication. A high performance surface profiler was used to measure the microstructure profile. For the mold insert, the injection molded parts and injection compression molded parts were measured. The experimental results show that the UHMWPE can fill in microcavities by using IM and ICM technology. The height and shape of microstructure were influenced by the IM process parameters. For an injection molded part, the injection velocity was the most significant factor. This study also revealed that the ICM method was a more stable microstructure processing method than that of the IM. However, for better replication accuracy, both the IM and ICM processes require parametric optimization.
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- Contents
- Contents
- Regular Contributed Articles
- Applicability of the Impact Response Analysis Method for Reinforced Concrete Beams Mixed with Polyvinyl Alcohol Short Fibers
- Epoxy-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Applied to Powder Coatings
- Direct Imprinting Using Magnetic Nickel Mold and Electromagnetism Assisted Pressure for Replication of Microstructures
- Automated Mold Heating System Using High Frequency Induction with Feedback Temperature Control
- The Prediction of Bowing Distortion of Film after Transverse Stretching with Consideration of Heated Air Flow in a Tenter
- The Influence of Injection Molding and Injection Compression Molding on Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Polymer Microfabrication
- A Design-of-Experiment Study on the Microcellular Extrusion of Sub-critical CO2 Saturated PLA Pellets
- Optimization of Injection Molding Process for SGF and PTFE Reinforced PC Composites Using Response Surface Methodology and Simulated Annealing Approach
- Flow Visualisation in Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruders: Positron Emission Particle Tracking and Numerical Particle Trajectories
- The Influence of Melt and Process Parameters on the Quality and Occurrence of Part Defects in Water-assisted Injection Molded Tubes
- Model and Numerical Simulation for the Second Penetration in Water-assisted Injection Molding
- Influence of Extrusion Conditions on the Rheological Behavior of Nuclear Bituminized Waste Products
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