Injection mold wear mechanisms and mold design

Plastics Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 40-42+44

  Engelmann, Paul ^a   Hayden, Kurt ^a   Guichelaar, Philip ^a   Dealey, Robert ^a   Monfore, Michael ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; EROSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAGES; RESINS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CORE PINS; EIGHT-CAVITY MOLD; FLOW ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MOLD DESIGN; SHEAR RATES; WEAR MECHANISMS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0035323729     PISSN: 00919578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. K.C. Ludema, "Sliding and Adhesive Wear," in ASM Handbook-Friction, Lubrication and Wear Technology, Vol. 18, pp. 236-41, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio (1992).
2. P.J. Blau, "Friction and Wear of Components," in ASM Handbook-Friction, Lubrication and Wear Technology, Vol. 18, pp. 499-692, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio (1992).
3. K.C. Ludema, Friction, Wear, Lubrication-A Textbook in Tribology, CRC Press, New York (1996).
4. K. Hayden, P. Engelmann, R. Dealey, and M. Monfore, "Mold Wear vs. Wall Thickness: Critical Information for Thin Wall Molding," SPE ANTEC Tech. Papers, 45, 1063 (1999).
5. StatSoft, Inc., STATISTICA for Windows, Release 5.1 J, Tulsa, Okla. (1998).
6. K. Wright, "Mechanisms of Wear," in Tribology Handbook, M.T. Neale, ed., Butterworth, Toronto (1973).
7. P. Engelmann, E. Dawkins, R. Dealey, and M. Monfore, "Maintaining the Thermal Balance Core to Cavity: The Key to Cooling Efficiency," SPE ANTEC Tech. Papers, 45, 1048 (1999).