Influence of processing conditions on the weld line in doubly injection-molded glassy polycarbonate and polystyrene: Microindentation hardness study

Advances in Polymer Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-20

  Boyanova, M ^a,c   Balta Calleja F J ^a   Fakirov, S ^a,c   Kuehnert, I ^b   Mennig, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Hardness; Indentation; Injection molding; Polycarbonate; Polystyrene; Weld line

Indexed keywords

INDENTATION; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROHARDNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; WELDS;

MICROHARDNESS MEASUREMENT; MICROINDENTATION; TENSILE BARS; WELD LINE;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 14344262131     PISSN: 07306679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adv.20028     Document Type: Article

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