Shrinkages and warpage in the processability of wood-filled polypropylene composite thin-walled parts formed by injection molding

Materials and Design

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 1018-1026

  Azaman, M D ^a,b   Sapuan, S M ^a   Sulaiman, S ^a   Zainudin, E S ^a   Khalina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Injection molding; Lignocellulosic composite; Thin walled parts; Volumetric shrinkage; Warpage

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FILLED POLYMERS; MOLDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHRINKAGE;

INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; INJECTION PRESSURES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITES; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; THIN-WALLED PARTS; VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE; WARPAGES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84881009884     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.06.047     Document Type: Article

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