Journal
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
Volume 295, Issue 4, Pages 342-350Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mame.200900285
Keywords
fluid assisted injection molding; HDPE/PC blends; morphology; processing parameters
Funding
- National Science Council of Taiwan, R.O.C. [NSC95-2221-E-182-032-MY3]
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This study aims to examine the morphological development in fluid assisted injection molded high density polyethylene (HDPE)/polycarbonate (PC) blends. Samples for microscopic observation were prepared by an 80-ton injection-molding machine equipped with a tube cavity and with both gas and water injection units. It was observed that the shape and size of the dispersed phase depended on the position both across the part thickness and along the flow direction. Water molded parts with a smaller PC particle distribution than gas. Additionally, high fluid pressures were found to mold parts with a smaller PC particle distribution. For both gas and water assisted injection molding, small and large particles coexisted in the skin and subskin layers, indicating that both coalescence and breakup of the dispersed phase occurred in that layer.
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