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Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced
Thomas Höftberger1, Gernot Zitzenbacher2, Christoph Burgstaller1,2
1Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Franz-Fritsch-Str. 11, 4600 Wels, Austria.
Abstract:
Short-fiber reinforcement is a potent approach to improving the material properties of injection-molded parts. The main consideration in such reinforced materials is to preserve the fiber length, as this is the major influence on the properties of a given composite. The aim of this work was to investigate the different influencing parameters in injection molding processing on the properties of short carbon and glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene. We investigated parameters like melt temperature and back pressure, but also machine size and pre-heating regarding their influence on the tensile properties. We found that adjustments of melt temperature and back pressure only yield small improvements in the fiber length and the tensile properties, also depending on machine size, but a pre-heating step of the granules can significantly improve the properties.
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