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http://dx.doi.org/10.7735/ksmte.2012.21.6.998

A Study on the Behavior of Bubbles Trapped in the In-Mold Coating Process  

NguyenThi, Phuong (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM))
Kwon, Arim (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM))
Yoo, Yeong-Eun (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM))
Yoon, Jae Sung (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM))
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers / v.21, no.6, 2012 , pp. 998-1002 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper investigates the behavior of bubbles trapped in the in-mold coating (IMC) process. Silicon oil with different viscosity, 100, 150, 200, 300 and 400cps, was selected instead of the coating materials. To observe the flow front inside, a special mold was designed, where front plate was made of transparent material (acrylate). The overall size of front plate was $150mm{\times}120mm$. Mold gate location can be changed from up to down. Four heaters were used to investigate the effectiveness of temperature. The results show that silicon viscosity, mold gate location and mold temperature play an important role on the appearance of bubbles trapped in IMC process.
Keywords
In-mold coating (IMC); flow behavior; coating materials; bubbles trapped; silicon oil; gate location; stable;
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