Abstract
Use of fillers with the resin is common in injection molding manufacturing technique to enhance the stiffness and strength of the manufactured components. However, the addition of fillers changes the rheological and mechanical properties of the material, required adjustments in the process parameters used for the manufacturing. The present study aims to investigate this impact of fillers on the process parameters of the injection molding manufacturing process. Neat Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and ABS reinforced with short glass fibers are used as the materials to perform the comprehensive numerical analysis including complete process sequence, namely filling, packing, cooling and warpage. Parametric studies are conducted to optimize the manufacturing process for minimal warpage (or shrinkage) in the produced part. The selected process parameters for the parametric study include cooling time, packing pressure, and mold temperature, all of which directly impact the quality of the manufactured parts. The optimal values obtained for these parameters are compared to examine the effect fiber reinforcement has on the manufacturing process.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 38th Technical Conference, ASC 2023 |
| Editors | Marianna Maiaru, Gregory Odegard, Brett Bednarcyk, Evan Pineda |
| Publisher | DEStech Publications |
| Pages | 1403-1416 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781605956916 |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 38th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, ASC 2023 - Boston, United States Duration: Sep 18 2023 → Sep 20 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 38th Technical Conference, ASC 2023 |
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Conference
| Conference | 38th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, ASC 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 09/18/23 → 09/20/23 |
Funding
Notice: This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan). This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).