ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Disks in polypropylene were injected in a mold with an unbalanced cooling pattern to induce warpage. The internal stresses were determined using IR dichroism for molecular orientation measurement and an original method for thermal stress assessment, on the basis of the analysis of the dilatometrical behavior of microtomed cuts removed from the part. From both experimental results and structural observations with an optical microscope, a simple model is proposed to describe the warpage due to the effect of unbalanced cooling. A constant deformation was observed and cannot be described by our model, but calculated relative deformations of the part geometry are in good agreement with experimental results. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1993.070490407
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