Correlation of processing, inner structure, and part properties of injection moulded thin-wall parts on example of polyamide 66

International Journal of Polymer Science

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Drummer, Dietmar ^a   Meister, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

COOLING CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOUR; HOMOGENEOUS MORPHOLOGY; INJECTION MOULDED; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; TRANSMITTING PARTS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84920545846     PISSN: 16879422     EISSN: 16879430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/718926     Document Type: Article

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