Relative influence of injection molding processing conditions on HDPE acetabular cups dimensional stability

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3894-3904

  Zhil'tsova, T V ^a   Oliveira, M S A ^a   Ferreira, J A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetabular cups; Dimensional stability; HDPE; Injection molding

Indexed keywords

ACETABULAR CUPS; ANISOTROPIC SHRINKAGES; CYCLE TIME; FILLING RATES; FLOW DIRECTIONS; HDPE; HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INJECTION SPEED; INJECTION TIME; LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MOLDFLOW PLASTICS INSIGHTS; MOLDING PROCESS; NOZZLE TEMPERATURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PACKING PRESSURES; PLASTIC EXPANSIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; SET POINTS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS; VISUAL APPEARANCES;

HIP PROSTHESES; INJECTION MOLDING; NOZZLES; PLASTIC MOLDS; PLASTICS MOLDING; POLYMERS;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY;

EID: 64249135258     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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