Prediction of dimensional changes and residual stresses in injection molded plastic parts

A new model of solidification of liquid amorphous polymers between cooled parallel plates predicts the measured in-plane and through-thickness shrinkage of injection-molded plaques. The model uses a reference strain field to account for the melt that is forced or removed from the cavity during the p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bushko, Wit Cezary
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1996
Subjects:
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9619376