Fiber orientation propelled by high-pressure water penetration in water-assisted injection molded fiber-reinforced thermoplastics part

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-190

  Huang, Han Xiong ^a   Zhou, Run Heng ^a   Yang, Can ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber orientation; polymer composite; water assisted injection molding

Indexed keywords

COOLING RATES; DISORDERED REGIONS; FLOW DIRECTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH-PRESSURE WATER; INJECTION MOLDED PART; MELT FILLING; MELT TEMPERATURE; MOLD CAVITIES; MOLD WALLS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; WATER CHANNELS; WATER INLETS; WATER PRESSURES; WATER-ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INJECTION MOLDING; INLET FLOW; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; FIBER ORIENTATION; FLUID FLOW; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84872407498     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312438083     Document Type: Article

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