<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This is a study of a medical injection factory-Babylon carried out in order to achieve proper mechanical and morphological properties, PP has been injection molded by using cold runner injection molding machine with temperature variation (198, 200, 203……220°C) for ten samples. The physical and mechanical properties of PP product were examined. It has been found that the Shore hardness decreases linearly with injection molding temperature increasing. The tensile strength has a similar behavior to the hardness. However, it has been found that the MIF (Melt Index Flow) rates increases with the increase of injection molding temperature. The density of PP has been found for both virgin PP and the samples, it has been found that the density decreases with increasing operation temperature. FTIR (Fourier Transmission Infrared) spectra were taken for both samples with high and low operation temperature. Besides the SEM (Scanning Electronic Microscopy) test shows the difference in the morphology of the product surface and the PP product at high and low operation temperature. Moreover, for all these properties, the PP product exhibits good mechanical properties (hardness, tensile strength, density) for the samples produced at temperature lower than 207°C. While the physical properties such as MIF improved with injection temperature increasing, additionally, the SEM images show that the sample produced in low temperature have surface damage.</p></abstract>

This is a study of a medical injection factory-Babylon carried out in order to achieve proper mechanical and morphological properties, PP has been injection molded by using cold runner injection molding machine with temperature variation (198, 200, 203……220°C) for ten samples. The physical and mechanical properties of PP product were examined. It has been found that the Shore hardness decreases linearly with injection molding temperature increasing. The tensile strength has a similar behavior to the hardness. However, it has been found that the MIF (Melt Index Flow) rates increases with the increase of injection molding temperature. The density of PP has been found for both virgin PP and the samples, it has been found that the density decreases with increasing operation temperature. FTIR (Fourier Transmission Infrared) spectra were taken for both samples with high and low operation temperature. Besides the SEM (Scanning Electronic Microscopy) test shows the difference in the morphology of the product surface and the PP product at high and low operation temperature. Moreover, for all these properties, the PP product exhibits good mechanical properties (hardness, tensile strength, density) for the samples produced at temperature lower than 207°C. While the physical properties such as MIF improved with injection temperature increasing, additionally, the SEM images show that the sample produced in low temperature have surface damage.

The effect of changing injection temperature on some mechanical and morphological properties for polypropylene material (PP)

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This is a study of a medical injection factory-Babylon carried out in order to achieve proper mechanical and morphological properties, PP has been injection...

The effect of changing injection temperature on some mechanical and morphological properties for polypropylene material (PP)

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Okt. 2019

Seitenbereich: 20 - 24

Eingereicht: 03. Juli 2019

Akzeptiert: 10. Sept. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2019.24.05

Schlüsselwörter
polypropylene PP, injection molding, mechanical properties of polymers

© 2019 Ali Al-Zubiedy et al., published by Sciendo

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

The effect of changing injection temperature on some mechanical and morphological properties for polypropylene material (PP)

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Okt. 2019

Seitenbereich: 20 - 24

Eingereicht: 03. Juli 2019

Akzeptiert: 10. Sept. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2019.24.05

Schlüsselwörterpolypropylene PP, injection molding, mechanical properties of polymers

© 2019 Ali Al-Zubiedy et al., published by Sciendo

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

Schlüsselwörter
polypropylene PP, injection molding, mechanical properties of polymers