What happens to the part after injection moulding

Date | 2022-08-30 11:19:17

During the plasticisation phase, the injection moulded part is transformed into a viscous fluid state to provide the melt required for mould filling. Injection moulded parts During this process, the temperature difference between the polymer in the axial and radial injection moulded parts produces stresses on the plastic; in addition, parameters such as injection pressure and injection machine speed can greatly influence the orientation of the molecules during the filling process. This leads to warpage and deformation. 


Influence of filling and cooling stages on product warpage, injection moulded parts manufacturers under the action of injection pressure, molten plastic is filled into the mould cavity and cooled and cured in the mould cavity, which is a key part of the injection moulded parts. During this process, the interaction of temperature, pressure and velocity has a significant impact on the quality and productivity of the plastic part. Higher pressures and flow rates produce high shear rates, resulting in different molecular orientations parallel and perpendicular to the direction of flow, thus creating a "freezing effect". The effect of temperature on warpage is reflected in the following aspects. 


(1) Thermal stresses and deformations caused by temperature differences between the upper and lower surfaces of the plastic part.


(2) Temperature differences between different areas of the plastic part cause uneven shrinkage between different areas.


(3) Different temperature conditions affect the plasticity of the shrinkage of the sheet. (4) The effect of the demoulding stage on the warpage and deformation of the product. 


Most injection moulded parts are glass polymers, injection moulded parts as they leave the cavity and cool to room temperature. Unbalanced demoulding forces, uneven action of the ejector mechanism or improper ejector area can easily deform the product. At the same time, freezing stresses in the plastic part during the filling and cooling phases are released in the form of deformation due to the loss of external restraint, resulting in warpage deformation. The effect of shrinkage on warpage is a direct result of uneven shrinkage of the plastic part. If the effect of filling shrinkage is not taken into account at the mould design stage, the geometry of the product may vary considerably from the design requirements and severe deformation may lead to product scrap. In addition to the distortion caused by the filling stage of the mould, the temperature difference between the upper and lower walls of the mould will also cause a difference in shrinkage between the upper and lower surfaces of the plastic part, resulting in warpage of the injection moulded part. For warpage analysis, the shrinkage itself is not important, but the difference in shrinkage is.


In the injection moulding process, the molten plastic warps during the injection filling phase because the polymer molecules are aligned in the flow direction, making the shrinkage of the plastic in the flow direction greater than that in the vertical direction. 


Injection moulded parts manufacturers in general, shrinkage uniformity will only lead to uneven volume shrinkage and warpage deformation of plastic parts. The difference in shrinkage rate between crystalline plastics in the flow direction and the vertical direction is greater than that of amorphous plastics, and the shrinkage rate of crystalline plastics is also greater than that of amorphous plastics. Crystalline plastics are more likely to warp than amorphous plastics. If you have any questions please feel free to call Rui Rui electrical manufacturing plant