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EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF ALUMIDE TOOLING FOR INJECTION MOULDING OF DIFFERENT POLYMERS

Article scientifique 2018 Anglais

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This paper describes the possibility of using laser-sintered Alumide as an alternative material for producing rapid tooling (RT) inserts. To determine the durability of Alumide inserts for the injection moulding (IM) process, a product with geometrical features was developed, and Alumide inserts were manufactured. Polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), and polyamide 6 (PA 6) were used for IM trials with the Alumide inserts. From these trials, it was concluded that polymer materials with a processing temperature of about 230 C, similar to PP and ABS, can be used with Alumide inserts as RT inserts for the IM process.

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Combrinck, J., Walt, K., Booysen, G., Beer, D. (2018). EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF ALUMIDE TOOLING FOR INJECTION MOULDING OF DIFFERENT POLYMERS. https://doi.org/10.7166/29-3-2075

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Jacques Combrinck Kobus van der Walt Gerrie Booysen Deon de Beer

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