The influence of tool's surface topography on mechanical properties of injection moulded product

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2051-672X/ac843c" target="_blank" >https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2051-672X/ac843c</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/ac843c" target="_blank" >10.1088/2051-672X/ac843c</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The influence of tool's surface topography on mechanical properties of injection moulded product

Original language description

This publication deals with influence of tool topography (injection mould) on properties of a product. Surface of the mould was machined by various finishing technologies(milling, grinding, polishing and electrical discharge machining)which resulted in varying surface quality of the tool. The tested topography had an effect on the flow length of polymer and topographical and mechanical properties of the specimen. Examined properties(surface topography and mechanical properties)were measured in several places along the length of the product (starting at the gate and finishing at the end of the specimen). The results show that increase of the tool’s surface roughness leads to longer flow length. These findings disprove the necessity for polishing of each and every shaping part of the mould when manufacturing non-visual products. Thus, from economical and manufacturing perspective the milled or grinded tool surfaces are sufficient. Furthermore, replication of the tool’s topography is nonhomogenous, which results in varying mechanical properties throughout the product. The discrepancy in mechanical properties along the length of the product is caused by differing cooling speeds in the mould. In practice, guided cooling can be used to achieve varying mechanical properties in desired places of the injected article. For example, highly stressed parts can be manufactured with the goal of having improved mechanical properties in specific places of the product. Future application of these findings poses a significant benefit for industrial practice, as it could lower the manufacturing cost of the injection mould in order of tens of percent.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20301 - Mechanical engineering

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties

ISSN

2051-672X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

nestrankovano

UT code for WoS article

000836447500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85135626238