Establishment of gas counter pressure technology and its application to improve the surface quality of microcellular injection molded parts

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-282

  Chen, S C ^a   Hsu, P S ^a   Lin, Y W ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL INJECTION MOLDING; COUNTER PRESSURE; FOAMING PROCESS; GAS COUNTERS; HOLDING TIME; INJECTION MOLDED PART; MELT CORE; MELT FILLING; MELT INJECTION; MICROCELLULAR; MICROCELLULAR INJECTION MOLDING; MOLD CAVITIES; PART SURFACE; SKIN LAYER; SOLID SKIN;

FILLING; GASES; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

GAS FOAMING;

EID: 84860896040     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2437     Document Type: Article

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