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Influence of processing conditions on manufacturing polyamide parts by ultrasonic molding

Ultrasonic molding is a new manufacturing process for producing small and micro polymeric components where the material is plasticized using vibration energy. In small parts manufacturing, replicability is usually demanded. Downscaled tensile specimens were manufactured using ultrasonic molding on polyamide pellets not only to obtain specimens, but also to investigate the influence of the processing conditions on process performance and material characterization. A modeling approach is proposed to assess the energy flow involved in the process. It was observed that 300 mg of polyamide could be plasticized and injected in less than 3 s and the results showed a relationship between the processing conditions and the final product, i.e. the higher the values of applied pressure, ultrasonic time and vibration amplitude, the more accurate and more homogeneous parts were. Moreover, the material did not suffer chemical degradation, but light variation on the molecular weight and different chain alignment along the specimen were detected. The mechanical properties measured were slightly influenced by the processing conditions and were in accordance with what would be expected for that particular material when being processed using conventional injection molding

The project was carried out under the DPI2013-45201-P reference grant awarded by the Spanish Government and with the financial support from the University of Girona (Spain) MPCUdG2016/036, and to the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México (CONACYT), Project Number 242269

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Manager: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Espanya)
Author: Ciurana, Quim de
Grabalosa Saubí, Jordi
Ferrer Real, Inés
Elías-Zúñiga, Alex
Date: 2016 May 15
Abstract: Ultrasonic molding is a new manufacturing process for producing small and micro polymeric components where the material is plasticized using vibration energy. In small parts manufacturing, replicability is usually demanded. Downscaled tensile specimens were manufactured using ultrasonic molding on polyamide pellets not only to obtain specimens, but also to investigate the influence of the processing conditions on process performance and material characterization. A modeling approach is proposed to assess the energy flow involved in the process. It was observed that 300 mg of polyamide could be plasticized and injected in less than 3 s and the results showed a relationship between the processing conditions and the final product, i.e. the higher the values of applied pressure, ultrasonic time and vibration amplitude, the more accurate and more homogeneous parts were. Moreover, the material did not suffer chemical degradation, but light variation on the molecular weight and different chain alignment along the specimen were detected. The mechanical properties measured were slightly influenced by the processing conditions and were in accordance with what would be expected for that particular material when being processed using conventional injection molding
The project was carried out under the DPI2013-45201-P reference grant awarded by the Spanish Government and with the financial support from the University of Girona (Spain) MPCUdG2016/036, and to the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México (CONACYT), Project Number 242269
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Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13165
Language: eng
Publisher: Elsevier
Collection: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.122
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0261-3069
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/0264-1275
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//DPI2013-45201-P/ES/ESTUDIO Y DESARROLLO DE NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS PARA SU APLICACION EN LA FABRICACION DE IMPLANTES/
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Subject: Materials biomèdics
Biomedical materials
Ultrasons -- Aplicacions industrials
Ultrasonic waves -- Industrial applications
Title: Influence of processing conditions on manufacturing polyamide parts by ultrasonic molding
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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