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SHAPING PROCESSES FOR PLASTICSy Properties of Polymer Melts
y
y Molding Processes
y
y Polymer Foam Processing and Forming
y Product Desi n Considerations
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y Plastics can be shaped into a wide variety of products:
y
Continuousy Extruded sections
y Films
y Sheets
y
Insulation coatings on electrical wires
y Discrete
y Molded arts
y Injected parts
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Wh Plastic Sha in Processes are Im ortant
y Almost unlimited variety of part geometries
y
Plastic molding is a net shape process; further shaping is notneeded
y ess energy is require t an or meta s ecause processing
temperatures are much lower
y
lower temperatures
y Strength to weight ratio is good.
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y To shape a thermoplastic polymer it must be heated so that it
softens to the consistency of a liquid
y In this form, it is called apolymer melt
y mportant properties:
y Viscosity
y
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Viscosit of Pol mer MeltsFluid property that relates shear stress to shear rate during flowy Due to its high molecular weight, a polymer melt is a thick
fluid with high viscosityy Flow rates are often large, leading to high shear rates and
s ear stresses, so signi icant pressures are require to
accomplish the processes
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Combination of viscosity and elasticity
y
Possessed by both polymer solids and polymer meltsy This property determines the strain experienced by a
materia w en su jecte to a com ination o stress an
temperature over time.
y
gradually on removal
y Example: die swell in extrusion, in which the hot plastic
expands when exiting the die opening
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e weExtruded material "remembers" its former shape when in the
lar er cross-section of the extruder and attem ts to return to
it after leaving the die orifice
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Compression process in which material is forced to flow
through a die orifice to provide long continuous product
whose cross-sectional shape is determined by the shape of the
y Widely used for thermoplastics and elastomers to mass
roduce items such as tubin , i es, hose, structural sha es,sheet and film, continuous filaments, and coated electrical
wire
y Carrie out as a continuous process; extrudate is t en cut intodesired lengths
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Components and features of a (single-screw) extruder for plastics and elastomers
L/d ratio of barrel for TP is high compared to elastomers
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Two Main Components of an Extruder
1. Barrel
2. Screw
y
Die - not an extruder componenty Feedstock fed by gravity onto screw whose rotation moves
materia t roug arre
y
Electric heaters melt feedstock; subsequent mixing and
y Clearance between barrel and screw to limit leakage of the
melt backward to the trailin channel
y The dc changes from entry to exit
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Extruder Screwy Divided into sections to serve several functions:
y Feed section - feedstock is moved from ho er and reheated
y
Compression section - polymer is transformed into fluid, airmixed with pellets is extracted from melt, and material is
compresse , crys a n y p ays a ro e n e eng .
y Metering section - melt is homogenized and sufficient pressure
developed to pump it through die opening
Tan A = P/D
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y Progress of polymer melt through barrel leads ultimately to
the die zone
y Before reaching die, the melt passes through a screen pack -
small axial holes
y Functions of screen ack:
y Filter contaminants and hard lumps from melt
y Build pressure in metering section
y Straighten flow of polymer melt and remove its "memory" ofcircular motion imposed by screw
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y As screw rotates inside barrel, polymer melt is forced to move forward
toward die; as in an Archimedian screw
y Principal transport mechanism is drag flow, Qd, resulting from friction
between the viscous liquid and the rotating screwy Qd= volume drag flow rate = 0.5vdw
y V= cos ; = c; w= wc= tan wf cos ; wf s smay Qd= 0.5
2D2Ndccos A sinA
yCompressing the polymer melt through the die creates a back pressure, b
Qb = [(DNdc3 sin 2A)/12]*dp/dl
dp/dl pressure gradient, we can assume to be constant, p= head
y Resulting flow in extruder is Qx = QdQby We have design parameter and operational parameters in the formula
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y Regular shapes such as
y Rounds
y Squares
rregu ar cross-sec ons suc as
y Structural shapes
y Door and window moldin s
y Automobile trim
y House siding
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Cross-section of an extruder die
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y Examples: tubes, pipes, hoses, and other cross-sections
containing holes
y Hollow profiles require mandrel to form the shape
y an re e in p ace using a spi er
y Polymer melt flows around legs supporting the mandrel to
reunite into a monolithic tube wall
y Mandrel often includes an air channel through which air is
blown to maintain hollow form of extrudate during
hardening
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Wire Coatingy Polymer melt is applied to bare wire as it is pulled at high
speed through a die
y A s ig t vacuum is rawn etween wire an po ymer to
promote adhesion of coating
y -
passing coated wire through a water trough
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Pol mer Sheet and Filmy Sheet Thickness from 0.5 mm - 12.5 mmy Film Thickness below 0.5 mm (0.020 in.)
y
Processes include:y Slit-Die Extrusion of Sheet and Film
y B own-Fi m Extrusion Process
y Calendering
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Slit-Die Extrusion of Sheet and FilmPro uction o s eet an i m y conventiona extrusion, using a
narrow slit as the die opening
.
y A problem in this method is uniformity of thicknessthrou hout width of stock due to drastic sha e chan e of
polymer melt during its flow through die
y Edges of film usually must be trimmed because of thickeningat edges
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Blown-Film Extrusion ProcessCom ines extrusion an owing to pro uce a tu e o t in i m
y Process begins with extrusion of tube that is drawn upward
inflated into it through die mandrely Air is blown into tube to maintain uniform film thickness and
tube diameter
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CalenderingFee stoc is passe t roug a series o ro s to re uce t ic ness
to desired gage
,
accuracyy T ical materials: rubber or rubber thermo lastics
y Products: PVC floor covering, shower curtains, vinyl table
cloths, pool liners, and inflatable boats and toys
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Fiber and Filament Products
:y Fiber- a long, thin strand whose length is at least 100 times its
cross-section
y
Filament - a fiber of continuous length
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Fiber and Filament Production - Spinningy e term spinning s a o over rom met o s use to raw an tw st natura
fibers into yarn or thread
For synthetic fibers, spinning = extruding a polymer melt or solution through a
spinneret a e w t mu t p e sma o es , t en raw ng an w n ng t e
product onto a bobbiny Three variations, depending on polymer processed:
1. Melt spinning :Starting polymer is heated to molten state and pumped
through spinneret, similar to conventional extrusion
2. Dry spinning :Similar to melt spinning, but starting polymer is insolution and solvent can be separated by evaporation
3. Wet spinning :Polymer is also in solution, only solvent is non-volatile , To
separate polymer, extrudate is passed through a liquid chemical that
coagulates or precipitates the polymer into coherent strands which arethen collected onto bobbins
Filaments produced by any of the three processes are usually subjected to
further cold drawing to align crystal structure along direction of filament
axis
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Injection Molding discrete productsy Polymer is heated to a highly plastic state and forced to flow under
high pressure into a mold cavity where it solidifies; molded part is
en remove rom cav y. , an as omers are use as
working material.
y
y Typical cycle time 10 to 30 sec., but cycles of one minute or
more are not uncommon. Mold ma contain multi le cavities
y Two principal components:
y Injection unit melts and delivers polymer melt, operates much like an
extrudery Clamping unit opens and closes mold each injection cycle
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Diagram of an injection molding machine, reciprocating screw type (some mechanical
details are simplified)
Inside the barrel is a screw which has two functions:. o a es or m x ng an ea ng e po ymer
2. Acts as a ram to inject molten plastic into mold
Non-return valve near tip of screw prevents melt flowing backward along
y Functions of clamping unit
1. Holds two halves of mold in proper alignment with each other
.
resist injection force
3. Opens and closes the mold at the appropriate times in molding cycle
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:is retracted (4) mold opens and part is ejected
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The Moldy e specia too in injection mo ing
y Various types of mold for injection molding:
-
y Three-plate moldy Hot-runner mold
(a) closed (b) opening
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Two-Plate Mold Featuresy Cavity has geometry of part but slightly oversized to allow for
shrinkage
y Created by machining of the mating surfaces of two mold halves
mold cavityy Sprue - leads from nozzle into mold
y Runners - lead from sprue to cavity (or cavities)
y Gates - constrict flow of plastic into cavity
y
molding cycle
y Ejector pinsbuilt into moving half of mold usually accomplish this
y Cooling system - consists of external pump connected to passageways in
mold, through which water is circulated to remove heat from hot plastic
y Air vents to permit evacuation of air from cavity as polymer melt
rushes in
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Three-Plate Mold
mold opens
y Advanta es over two- late mold:
y
Allows automatic operation of molding machiney As mold opens, runner and parts disconnect & drop by gravity into two
conta ners un er mo
y Flow of molten plastic is through a gate at the base of part
rather than side, allowing more even distribution of plastic meltinto sides of cup
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Hot-Runner Moldy m nates so cat on o sprue an runner y ocat ng eaters aroun t e
corresponding runner channels
y While plastic in mold cavity solidifies, material in sprue and runner channels
rema ns mo ten, rea y to e n ecte nto cav ty n next cyc e
y This saves material that otherwise would be scrap in the unit operation
Shrinkage Factorsy Fillers in the lastic tend to reduce shrinka e
y Injection pressure as pressure is increased, forcing more material into mold
cavity, shrinkage is reduced
ompac on me - - v y
shrinkage
y Molding temperature - higher temperatures lower polymer melt viscosity,
a ow ng more ma er a o e pac e n o mo an re uc ng s r n age
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Blow Molding
Molding process in which air pressure is used to inflate soft
plastic into a mold cavity
y Important for making one-piece hollow plastic parts with
thin walls, such as bottles
nce ese ems are use or consumer everages n mass
markets, production is typically organized for very high
uantities
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y Accomplished in two steps:
1. Fabrication of a starting tube, called aparison
2. Inflation of the tube to desired final shape
orm ng e par son s accomp s e y e er
y Extrusion or
y In ection moldin
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Extrusion blow molding: (1) extrusion of parison; (2) parison is pinched at the
w w v
mold come together; (3) the tube is inflated so that it takes the shape of the
mold cavity; and (4) mold is opened to remove the solidified part
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Injection blow molding: (1) parison is injected molded around a blowing rod; (2)
injection mold is opened and parison is transferred to a blow mold; (3) soft
polymer is inflated to conform to the blow mold; and (4) blow mold is openedand blown product is removed
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Stretch blow molding:(1) injection molding of parison; (2) stretching; and (3) blowing
Variation of injection blow molding in which blowing rod extends downward into,
than conventional blow molding Resulting structure is more rigid, with higher transparency and better impactresistance
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Rotational molding Alternative to
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ThermoformingFlat thermo lastic sheet or film is heated and deformed into desired sha e usin a
mold
y Heating usually accomplished by radiant electric heaters located on one or both
sides of startin lastic sheet or film
y Widely used in packaging of products and to fabricate large items such as
bathtubs, contoured skylights, and internal door liners for refrigerators
Negative mold concave cavity
Positive mold- convex shape
Th l ti F I j ti
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Thermoplastic Foam Injection
surrounding lightweight foam centery Part has hi h stiffness-to-wei ht ratio suited to structural
applications
y
Produced either by introducing a gas into molten plastic ininjection unit or by mixing a gas-producing ingredient with
starting pellets
,
cavity, where it expands to fill cavity
y Foam in contact with cold mold surface colla ses to form
dense skin, while core retains cellular structure
C i M ldi
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Compression Moldingy An old and widel used moldin rocess for thermosettin
plastics
y Applications also include rubber tires and polymer matrix
composite parts
y Molding compound available in several forms: powders or
pe e s, qu , or pre orm
y Amount ofcharge must be precisely controlled to obtain
Compression molding for thermosetting plastics:
(1) charge is loaded, (2) and (3) charge is compressed and cured, and (4) part isejected and removed
T f M ldi
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Transfer Molding
cavity, where it is heated; pressure is then applied to force
soft ol mer to flow into heated mold where it cures
y
Two variants:y Pot transfer molding - charge is injected from a "pot" through a
vertical sprue channel into cavity
y Plunger transfer molding plunger injects charge from a heated
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(a) Pot transfer molding
c arge s oa e n o po ,
(2) softened polymer is pressed into mold cavity and cured, and
(3) part is ejected
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plunger transfer molding
(1) char e is loaded into ot,
(2) softened polymer is pressed into mold cavity and cured, and(3) part is ejected
Compression and Transfer Molding
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Compression and Transfer Molding
y In both processes, scrap is produced each cycle as leftover
material, called the cull
y The TS scrap cannot be recovered
y rans er mo ing is capa e o mo ing more intricate part
shapes than compression molding but not as intricate as
in ection moldin
y Transfer molding lends itself to molding with inserts, in
which a metal or ceramic insert is placed into cavity prior to
injection, and the plastic bonds to insert during molding
P l F
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Polymer Foam
- -cellular structure
y Most common ol mer foams: ol st rene St rofoam a
trademark), polyurethaney Other polymers: natural rubber ("foamed rubber") and
polyvinylchloride (PVC)
Characteristic Properties of a Foamed Polymer
y Low density
y High strength per unit weight
y
Good thermal insulationy Good energy absorbing qualities
T l f
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Two polymer foam structures
(a) c ose ce an ( ) open ce