Numerical simulations of residual stresses and warpage in injection molding

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-585

  Liu, Fen ^a   Zhou, Huamin ^a   Li, Dequin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Injection molding; Numerical simulation; Residual stress; Warpage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTIC MOLDS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; BENDING ELEMENTS; DIMENSION STABILITIES; DISCRETIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FINITE DIFFERENCES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INJECTION MOLDED PRODUCTS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; MULTIPLE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; QUALITY OF PRODUCTS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SURFACE MESHES; THERMOVISCO-ELASTIC MODELS; THICKNESS DIRECTIONS; WARPAGE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 61449246456     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407085414     Document Type: Article

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