ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Many ceramic injection molding vehicles include semicrystalline polymers which characteristically adopt a spherulitic growth morphology. Usually the spherulites are rendered invisible by the opacity of the ceramic powder but in this study they are clearly visible. Polyoxymethylene (POM), has been used as the vehicle. The growth of the spherulites is shown to be dependent on cooling rate and hence on position in the molding. Furthermore, migration of low molecular weight additives by syneresis is shown to occur and to influence the crack path in the as-molded state. An unusual composite fractograph is shown in which fracture faces made after molding, after binder removal, and after sintering are contiguous. Only after molding does the crack path follow the spherulite boundaries; behavior that is also widely reported for unfilled POM.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb01090.x
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