<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents the problem of thermal degradation of thermoplastic materials processed using the injection method. Attention was paid to the issue of the optimal selection of a dye for modifying the base materials. For the selected materials and dyes, derivatograph tests were performed in order to assess their thermal characteristics and breakdown kinetics. Additionally, tribological tests and microscope observations of selected samples were performed. The obtained test results suggest a diverse level of thermal processes in the analyzed materials. This is crucial for the appropriate selection of dyes for plastic materials. As it turned out, the tribological properties of materials can also influence the technological quality of the injected alloy.</p></abstract>

This paper presents the problem of thermal degradation of thermoplastic materials processed using the injection method. Attention was paid to the issue of the optimal selection of a dye for modifying the base materials. For the selected materials and dyes, derivatograph tests were performed in order to assess their thermal characteristics and breakdown kinetics. Additionally, tribological tests and microscope observations of selected samples were performed. The obtained test results suggest a diverse level of thermal processes in the analyzed materials. This is crucial for the appropriate selection of dyes for plastic materials. As it turned out, the tribological properties of materials can also influence the technological quality of the injected alloy.

Selected Issues Concerning Degradation of Material in the Production of Injection Molded Plastic Components

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, ul. Wiejska 45C, 15-351 Białystok, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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This paper presents the problem of thermal degradation of thermoplastic materials processed using the injection method. Attention was paid to the issue of the...

Selected Issues Concerning Degradation of Material in the Production of Injection Molded Plastic Components

Published Online: Aug 06, 2016

Page range: 173 - 180

Received: Jul 14, 2015

Accepted: Jul 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2016-0026

Keywords
Dyes For Plastic Materials, Thermal Degradation, Thermogravimetric Tests, Tribological Tests

© 2016 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected Issues Concerning Degradation of Material in the Production of Injection Molded Plastic Components

Published Online: Aug 06, 2016

Page range: 173 - 180

Received: Jul 14, 2015

Accepted: Jul 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2016-0026

KeywordsDyes For Plastic Materials, Thermal Degradation, Thermogravimetric Tests, Tribological Tests

© 2016 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Dyes For Plastic Materials, Thermal Degradation, Thermogravimetric Tests, Tribological Tests