• Composites Research
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.421-428
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• 2018

In order to optimize the prepreg compression molding (PCM) process, the forming simulation is required to cope with any problems that may be raised during the process. For the improvement of simulation accuracy, the input data of material property should be measured accurately. However, most studies assume that the compressive properties of the prepreg are identical to the tensile properties without quantifying them separately. Therefore, in this study, the in - plane compressive properties of the prepreg are presented to improve the accuracy of the forming simulation. As a result, the compressive modulus of the fibers was measured to be about $10^{-2}$ times lower than the tensile modulus. Also we designed a square-cup mold with a tilting angle of $110^{\circ}$ to simulate the prepreg formability during the high temperature compression mold process. Shear angles were measured at each corner, which were compared with the simulation results. It was observed that the simulation results using the accurate compressive properties of the prepreg showed a similar trend with the experimental results. It was confirmed that the measured data of the in-plane compression property improved the accuracy of the forming simulation results.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.341-346
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• 2012

Injection molding is one of the widely used polymer processing operations. It is being used for not only conventional injection molding but gas injection molding, water injection molding, and injection compression molding. Injection compression molding involves injection and compression operation, and it gives uniform physical property and high dimensional quality of product. In this study, injection compression characteristics for various product shapes have been investigated by computer simulation. Product containing side wall showed not much effective in injection compression molding since wall thickness direction was perpendicular to the compression direction. Uniform and low shrinkage was observed in injection compression molding comparing conventional injection molding. Subsequently injection compression molding can be used for molding precise product. Optimal injection compression molding condition was obtained using design of experiment for plastic lens and the results were compared with conventional injection molding.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.10
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• pp.1471-1478
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• 2010

Microforming processes have recently attracted considerable attention from industry and academia since they enable the production of microscale parts using various materials at a high production rate, minimize material loss, and provide parts with excellent mechanical properties. However, for successful development and applications of the microforming process it is critical to take the tribological size effect into consideration because previous studies have shown that traditional friction models for macroscale forming generate significantly erroneous results in the case of microforming. In this paper, we performed scaled ring compression experiments to investigate the tribological size effect of aluminum and brass materials in microforming. The sensitivity of the interfacial friction to the deformation characteristics of the ring was quantitatively analyzed by the finite element analysis. In addition, a friction model based on slip line field and upper boundary techniques was used to theoretically explain the friction mechanism in microforming.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.1478-1485
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• 1993

A shape optimization problem is formulated to determine the optimal position of heating lines in a compression molding die. The objective of the problem is that the cavity surface would be maintained by a prescribed uniform temperature. A boundary integral equation for the sensitivity of the temperature in terms of hole position is derived using the method of shape design sensitivity analysis. The boundary element method is employed to analyze the temperature and sensitivity field of the die. The sensitivity calculation algorithm is incorporated in an optimization routine. To demonstrate a numerical implementation, an example problem arising in thermal design of a compression molding die is dealt with, showing that the number of heating lines chosen for the die strongly affects the ultimate uniformity of the cavity surface temperature.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.39-46
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• 2013

This study aims to develop a plastic aspheric lens for a 13-megapixel mobile phone camera by injection-compression molding. A mold for injection-compression molding experiments was fabricated with a movable upper plate and four springs. During cavity filling for an aspheric lens with a thickness ratio of 2, a weldline was formed under conventional injection molding, whereas no weldline was formed under injection-compression molding with a compression stroke of 0.3 mm. The flow patterns were in good agreement with the simulation results. The birefringence decreased as the compression stroke increased, and the birefringence produced by injection-compression molding was very low and more uniform compared with that produced by injection molding. In addition, the bulk birefringence of an assembly composed of four plastic lenses was significantly affected by the orientation of the lenses to be mounted.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.16 no.4 s.71
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• pp.433-442
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• 2004

This paper discusses the development of a computer program to analyze elastic local buckling stress based on Eurocode 3 Part 1.3 for the flange and web of cold-formed channel columns under compression at elevated temperatures. The high-temperature, stress-strain relationships of the steel used in this paper were determined according to Eurocode 3 Part 1.2. The critical temperatures and the elastic local buckling stresses of cold-formed channel columns under compression at elevated temperatures were analyzed with the computer program developed in this study. Analysis examples were given to show the applicability of the computer program.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.144-149
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• 2014

Large residual stresses are remained in the conventional injection molded products because of the high cavity pressure in packing phase during injection molding process. Conventional injection molding (CIM) invokes distribution of cavity pressure and it has a limitation to obtain product with uniform physical property. Multi-cavity conventional injection molding contains quality deviation among the cavities since flow imbalance occurs during filling phase. Injection compression molding (ICM) is adopted to overcome these limitations of CIM. In this study, molding characteristics of CIM and ICM have been investigated using multi-cavity injection mold. Researches were performed by both experiment and computer simulation through observations of birefringence for transparent resins, polycarbonate and polystyrene in CIM and ICM. As a result, low and uniform birefringence and mold shrinkage were showed in the specimens by ICM that could give a uniform cavity pressure. Deviation of physical property among the specimens in multi-cavity mold shown in CIM was significantly reduced in the specimens by ICM. Through this study it was concluded that the ICM in multi-cavity molding was valid for molding products with uniform property in an individual cavity and also reduced property deviation among the cavities.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.163-168
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• 1991

During Compression molding of polymeric composite materials, the flow characteristics should be obtained. Understanding the flow states may be useful for determination of optimum molding conditions, charge pattern etc. So far, for obtaining the flow analysis, no-slip boundary condition was applied on the mold surface. However, The study under consideration of the slip was conducted by Barone and Caulk. They have introduced the nondimensional parameter which is the ratio of viscous to friction resistance and governs the frictional condition. But the method for determining the parameter could not be proposed. In our work, the parameter which explains the interfacial friction is measured under a variety of molding conditions. Two-dimensional rectangular part and circular hollow disk are simulated with the measured parameter using the finite element method. Effects of the parameter on shapes of flow fronts are also presented.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.16-26
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• 1997

사출 성형된 제품에서 발생하는 잔류응력은 최종 제춤의 기하학적 정밀도와 기계적 성질 및 열적 성질에 영향을 미친다. 사출성형된 제품의 잔류응력을 예측하기 위해서는 먼 저 열 및 유동장의 해석을 수행하여야 하고이를 위해서는 사출 성형의 세단계. 즉 충전, 보 압, 냉각을 모두고려해야한다. 검사체적 방법에 기초한 혼합 유한요소/유한차분방법을 사용 하는 수치 해석적 기법에 의하여 충전과정가 후충전 과정의 유동장 해서을 수행하였다. 일 반화된 헬레쇼 유동을 가정하였고 보압과 냉각과정시의 고본자의 압축성을 고려하였다. 점 도의 전단 변형률의 크기와 온도에 대한 의존성은 개선된 크로스 모델을 사용하여 나타내었 다. Tait에 의해 제안된 상태방정식은 고분자의 온도, 압력, 부피의 상호관계를 묘사하는 좋 은 방법을 제공하였다. 유동해석을 통하여 전 공정에 걸쳐서 온도와 압\ulcorner장의 변화에 대한 데이터를 얻었고 제품의 고체 응력해석의 입력 데이터로 사용하였다. 유한요소응력해석에는 평면 응력요소를 사용하였다. 다양한 형태의 금형에 대해서 공정 변수들을 달리하여 유동장 의 해석과 잔류응력의 계산을 수행하였다. 이로부터 공정조건과 유동장의 관계를 밝히고 최 종 제춤의 잔류 응력에의 영향을 고찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.04b
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• pp.227-232
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• 1995

사출성형(Injection Molding)은 생산성이 좋으며 마무리가공을 거의 필요로 하지 않는 정형 형태( net shape)로 제조가 가능하고 복잡한 형상을 만들 수 있어 고분자 재료의 대부분이 사출성형법에 의해 성형 되고 있다. 최근들어 가볍고 강도가 매우 높은 고분자재료의 개발로 전기전자 제품은 물론 자동차, 항공기 등의 생산에 이르기까지 사출성형의 중요성은 더욱 가속화되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 복잡한 형상과 여러 형상의 캐비티를 갖는 경우에는 동시에 충진이 완료되기가 어렵다. 따라서, 다른 캐비티가 충진되고 있는 동안에 먼저 충진이 된 캐비티에서 고분자 수지는 압축을 받고있기 때문에 사출성형품의 치수정밀도를 향상시키기 위한 좀더 정확한 압력과 온도분포를 예측하기 위하여 기존 의 충진과정과 충진후과정(보압, 냉각과정)을 분리하여 해석 하는 것이 아니라 충진과정과 충진후과정을 동시에 해석할 수 있는 프로그램(program)을 만들었다.