Analysis of warpage and shrinkage properties of injection-molded micro gears polymer composites using numerical simulations assisted by the Taguchi method

Materials and Design

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-71

  Hakimian, Eghbal ^a   Sulong, Abu Bakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYCARBONATES; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; COOLING TEMPERATURE; FLOW FRONT; INJECTION PARAMETERS; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION-MOLDING PARAMETERS; MICRO GEAR; MICROGEARS; MINIMUM VALUE; MOLDING PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL LEVEL; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; SHRINKAGE PROPERTIES; TAGUCHI; THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS; WARPAGE ANALYSIS; WARPAGES;

ACETAL RESINS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BUTADIENE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SHRINKAGE; STYRENE; TAGUCHI METHODS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BUTADIENE; COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYACETALS; POLYMERS; SHRINKAGE; STYRENE;

EID: 84862239843     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.04.058     Document Type: Article

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