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Thermoplastic Injection Mold. Overview

Author: Thomas MUNCH

Publication date: May 10, 2024

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1. Different types of molds

1.1 Principle

Polymer injection molding relies on temperature-dependent changes in polymer properties: in the press barrel, molten polymers are viscoelastic, compressible fluids, and are transferred in this state to the mold cavities.

The mould is maintained at a temperature below the glass transition temperature. Tg for amorphous polymers and below the crystallization temperature Tc for crystalline...

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