Using stereolithography tools for injection moulding: research into tensile tool failure and unexpected benefits of the process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 891-899

  Hopkinson, N ^a   Dickens, P M ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; LITHOGRAPHY; POISSON RATIO; POLYPROPYLENES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; RESINS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FORCE PREDICTION EQUATIONS; PART EJECTION; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0034479688     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001517973     Document Type: Article

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