Effect of micro tensile sample's cross section shape on the strength of weld line in micro injection molding process

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1031-1037

  Xie, Lei ^a   Ziegmann, Gerhard ^a   Hlavac, Marcus ^b   Wittmer, Ronald ^b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFICIENCY; CROSS SECTION; CROSS SECTION SHAPE; EQUILATERAL TRIANGLES; FABRICATION METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES; INJECTION PRESSURES; MELT TEMPERATURE; MICRO MILLING; MICRO PART; MICRO TENSILE TESTS; MICRO-INJECTION; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; MOLD DESIGNS; MULTI-CAVITY; PERIMETER TO AREAS; PROCESSING CONDITION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; QUANTITATIVE FACTORS; TENSILE BAR; TENSILE TESTS; WELD LINES; WELD-LINE STRENGTH;

INJECTION MOLDING; MILLING (MACHINING); PLASTIC MOLDS; PLASTIC PARTS; TENSILE TESTING; WELDING; WELDS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67650383472     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-009-0877-3     Document Type: Article

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