An experimental study of the water-assisted injection molding of PA-6 composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 985-999

  Liu, Shih Jung ^a   Shih, Chang Chi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glass fiber reinforced Nylon 6 composites; Mechanical property; Processing parameters; Structural parameters; Temperature distribution; Water assisted injection molding

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; FORMING; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; MOLDS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PIGMENTS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERS; PRESSURE; RAYON; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WATER TANKS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

(PL) PROPERTIES; CONTROL CIRCUITS; COOLING PROCESSES; CRYSTALLINITY DISTRIBUTION; DELAY-TIME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES; INJECTION SYSTEMS; INJECTION-MOLDED PARTS; MELT TEMPERATURES; MOLD TEMPERATURES; MOLDED PARTS; NYLON-6; POLYAMIDE 6 (PA 6); PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROPERTY TESTING; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); SPIRAL MOLD; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; WATER PENETRATION; WATER PRESSURES; WATER PUMPING; WATER TEMPERATURES; WATER-ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD);

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 44649111269     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407086627     Document Type: Article

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