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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 140, Issue 35, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.54336
Keywords
cell morphology; dimensional accuracy; microcellular injection molding; shrinkage ratio
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Foamed POM and PA66 gear parts were successfully fabricated using microcellular injection molding with supercritical nitrogen as the blowing agent. These foamed parts achieved average weight reduction of 5% and 10% respectively, compared to the conventional injection molded parts. The results of this study can provide practical guidance for preparing microcellular injection molded products with high dimensional accuracy.
Polyformaldehyde (POM) and Polyamide 66 (PA66) are engineering plastics with excellent mechanical properties and thermal stability. Producing microcellular injection molded POM and PA66 parts with high dimensional accuracy would be beneficial to reduce material cost and product quality. In this research, foamed POM and PA66 gear parts were fabricated by using microcellular injection molding with supercritical nitrogen as the blowing agent. Compared to conventional injection molded parts (parts that foaming is not involved), the foamed POM and PA66 gear parts achieved 5% and 10% average weight reduction, respectively. The foamed parts displayed a lower shrinkage ratio when compared to the solid counterparts, which was attributed to the cell expansion that offset part of the inward shrinkage stress. Moreover, POM gear parts with a higher crystallinity degree presented more serious shrinkage ratio compared to the PA66 gear parts, which contributed to the denser polymer molecular chains arrangement. The shrinkage ratio in both directions of PA66 foamed gear parts depended on the injection volume, and the lowest shrinkage ratio of 0.043 & PTSTHOUSND; was obtained at the injection volume of 74 mm, when the polymer reached the maximum foaming ratio. The findings from this study could provide practical guidance for preparing microcellular injection molded products with high dimensional accuracy.
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