The use of flow type dependent strain reduction factor to improve fiber orientation predictions for an injection molded center-gated disk

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 123105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wapperom ◽  
Donald G. Baird
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Flow Type ◽  
Dependent Strain ◽  
Injection Molded

A model incorporating the effects of flow type on fiber orientation for flows with mixed flow kinematics

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Chen ◽  
Peter Wapperom ◽  
Donald G. Baird
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Mixed Flow ◽  
Flow Type

Weld Lining Strength of Injection Molded Jute/PLA and Jute/PP

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuntao Wang ◽  
Yuqiu Yang ◽  
Masuo Urakami ◽  
Hiroyuki Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Line Strength ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Fiber Bundles ◽  
Interfacial Property ◽  
Fiber Distribution ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Hybrid Mixtures ◽  
Better Than

Weld lines are formed inevitably when two separate melt fronts rejoin during injection molding. It has been reported that weld lines greatly weaken the strength of injection-molded parts. Therefore, in this paper the weld property of injection molded jute /PLA and jute/PP dumbbell shape specimen with weld line was investigated by changing pellets materials. In the study pultrusion technique was adopted to fabricate jute/PLA and jute/PP long fiber pellets (LFT) and it was found that fiber bundles in LFT specimens were not separated and dispersed well. As a result, in this paper re-compound pellets of LFT, i.e. RP was made. Then LFT, RP, and hybrid mixtures with the hybrid ratios of LFT50:RP50 were used to mold dumbbell shape specimens with or without weld line. In particular, the influence of different pellets on weld line strength of injection molded jute/PLA and jute/PP dumbbell shape specimens with weld line was discussed based on tensile test and SEM observation. It was found that tensile strength of RP specimens was higher than that of LFT both for jute/PLA and jute/PP, because fiber distribution and interfacial property of RP was much better than that of LFT. Weld line strength of RP was improved than that of LFT both for jute/PLA and jute/PP. RP of jute/PLA was more effective to improve the weld property than that of jute/PP. Weld line strength of jute/PP LFT increased as holding pressure increased from 44 to 88 MPa and decreased at 132 MPa holding pressure. It depends on the co-effect of fiber orientation and voids content.

Creep Modeling for Injection-Molded Long-Fiber Thermoplastics

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ba Nghiep Nguyen ◽  
Vlastimil Kunc ◽  
Satish K. Bapanapalli
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Creep Model ◽  
Elastic Fibers ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Creep Response ◽  
Equivalent Inclusion Method ◽  
Long Fiber Thermoplastics ◽  
Orientation Distributions ◽  
Injection Molded

This paper proposes a model to predict the creep response of injection-molded long-fiber thermoplastics (LFTs). The model accounts for elastic fibers embedded in a thermoplastic resin that exhibits the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior described by the Schapery’s model. It also accounts for fiber length and orientation distributions in the composite formed by the injection-molding process. Fiber length and orientation distributions were measured and used in the analysis that applies the Eshelby’s equivalent inclusion method, the Mori-Tanaka assumption (termed the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka approach) and the fiber orientation averaging technique to compute the overall strain increment resulting from an overall constant applied stress during a given time increment. The creep model for LFTs has been implemented in the ABAQUS finite element code via user-subroutines and has been validated against the experimental creep data obtained for long-glass-fiber/polypropylene specimens. The effects of fiber orientation and length distributions on the composite creep response are determined and discussed.

Fiber Orientation in Injection-Compression Molded Short-Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Parts

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Xiong Huang ◽  
Can Yang ◽  
Kun Li
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Compression Force ◽  
Time Compression ◽  
Compression Time ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded

Four processing parameters, including compression force, compression time, compression distance, and delay time, were investigated in terms of their effects on the fiber orientation in injection-compression molded (ICM) short-fiber-reinforced polypropylene parts. The results reveal that the fiber orientation pattern in ICM parts is different from that in conventional injection molded parts. Compression force plays an important role in determining the fiber orientation, whereas the effect of compression time can be neglected. Moreover, the fiber orientation changes obviously in the width direction, with most fibers arranging orderly in the flow direction at positions near the mold cavity wall.

Fiber Orientation State Depending on the Injection Mold Gate Variations during FRP Injection Molding

2006 ◽  
Vol 321-323 ◽  
pp. 938-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Woo Kim ◽  
Dong Gi Lee
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Polymeric Composite ◽  
Mold Temperature ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Intensity Difference ◽  
Injection Mold ◽  
Line Formation ◽  
Orientation State ◽  
Injection Molded

Because of orientation and separation, injection molded products are heterogeneous and anisotropic. These heterogeneousness and anisotropy have a vast influence on mechanical properties of molding material and product characteristics. It is well known that fiber orientation state in fiber-reinforced polymeric composite has a profound effect on dynamic qualities like intensity, rigidity, and etc. To measure the fiber orientation of injection molded product's weld part, we first X-rayed moldings and recognized this photo by using an image scanner. Then, image processing method, which uses intensity difference in measuring fiber orientation state, is applied. Through these procedures, we can analyze the influence of molding's fiber orientation state according to mold gate changes. Fiber orientation is related mainly with the mold gate positions than with fiber content or mold temperature. When the distance from the gate increases, by matrix and reinforcement's flow speed differences, fiber orientation occurred. As diversion flow occurred at the end of fluid flow, fiber oriented at a right angle to the flow, and this is the same effect of weld line formation.

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