A mechanism influencing micro injection molded weld lines of hybrid nano filled polypropylene

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1855-1859

  Xie, Lei ^a   Kirchberg, Stefan ^a   Steuernagel, Leif ^a   Ziegmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-MODULUS; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; MICRO-INJECTION; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; MICRO-SCALES; MICRO-SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES; MIXING PROCESS; NANO-FILLED COMPOSITES; NANO-FILLERS; PROCESSING CONDITION; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; TENSILE TESTS; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; WEIGHT CONTENT; WELD LINES;

FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS; WELDING; WELDS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 79551569554     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-010-1090-0     Document Type: Article

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