Evaluating the Suitability of Alumide Tooling for Injection Moulding of Different Polymers

dc.contributor.author	Combrinck, J.
dc.contributor.author	Van der Walt, J.G.
dc.contributor.author	Booysen, G.J.
dc.contributor.author	De Beer, D.J.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-16T07:14:59Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-16T07:14:59Z
dc.date.issued	2018-11
dc.identifier.other	http://dx.doi.org/10.7166/29-3-2075
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1998
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This paper describes the possibility of using laser-sintered Alumide® as an alternative material for producing rapid tooling (RT) inserts. To determine the durability of Alumide® inserts for the injection moulding (IM) process, a product with geometrical features was developed, and Alumide® inserts were manufactured. Polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), and polyamide 6 (PA 6) were used for IM trials with the Alumide® inserts. From these trials, it was concluded that polymer materials with a processing temperature of about 230 ºC, similar to PP and ABS, can be used with Alumide® inserts as RT inserts for the IM process.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	South African Journal of Industrial Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	South African Journal of Industrial Engineering November 2018 Vol 29(3) Special Edition, pp 271-283;
dc.title	Evaluating the Suitability of Alumide Tooling for Injection Moulding of Different Polymers	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US