ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Dumb-bell specimens and rectangular boxes were used to study phase separation effects occurring in injection molding of glass-bead and glass-fiber-filled thermoplastics. The separation effects were more pronounced with beads than with fibers and they increase with increasing bead diameter. The filler distribution is further influenced by mold geometry, filler concentration, matrix material, and processing conditions. If the use of fillers, which promote inhomogeneity, is unavoidable it is possible to improve the distribution of the rigid phase by a favorable choice of injection speed and melt temperature. With the theories available at present a qualitative interpretation of the origin of the observed separation phenomena is feasible.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760250704
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