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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2011.49.1.047

Optimum Design of Rubber Injection Molding Process  

Lee, Eun-Ju (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Lim, Kwang-Hee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Daegu University)
Giang, Vu Tai (Department of Chemical Engineering, Daegu University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.49, no.1, 2011 , pp. 47-55 More about this Journal
Abstract
The optimum mold design and the optimum process condition were constructed upon executing process simulation of rubber injection molding with the commercial CAE program of MOLDFLOW (Ver. 5.2) in order to solve the process-problems of K company relating to cracks, which occurs at the inner cavity wall of C. V. joint boots. As a result it was confirmed that the real cracks occurs at the exactly same position of the cavity as exhibits the defects of weld and meld line and unsatisfactory curing according to the result of simulation. In order to prevent the occurrence of weld and meld line at the defect-position, the location of gate was altered to the optimum position of the cavity. Consequently the filling pattern was established to minimize the degree of the melt-fronts confronting or the melt-flows melding to prevent the occurrence of weld and meld line at the defect-position. It was observed that both gate-positions to maximize the degree of the formation of weld and meld line and air traps are located, respectively, in opposite direction each other with reference to the optimum gate position. In addition, the temperature of mold was raised by $10^{\circ}C$ and maintained at $170^{\circ}C$ for satisfactory curing.
Keywords
Rubber Injection Molding; C. V. Joint Boots; Crack; Process simulation; Weld and Meld Line; Air Trap; Curing;
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