Steve,
We have an undergraduate student here at De Montfort University, England
trying to evaluate the comparative tensile strength of resultant ABS and PP
injection moulded parts from Aluminium and AIM tooling. I think he's due to
finish this around April time.
I also provide an attachment of references of relevant papers which I hope
will be useful to you.
Good Luck, Regards Russ
Russ Harris
Research Fellow
Rapid Manufacturing Group
De Montfort University
Leicester, UK
Tel. +44(0)116 2551551 ext.6649
Fax. +44(0)116 2577052
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From: Richard S Sady[SMTP:sady@cs.utah.edu]
Sent: 14 March 2000 18:28
To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
Subject: RT part strengths
I am a student at the University of Utah doing thesis work on the material
properties of injection molded plastic parts made using Rapid Tooling. I
am using five mold insert sets; tool steel, aluminum, Ciba, Albright, and
AIM. All insert sets have the same geometry. The parts will be tested
for tensile strength and impact resistance. I have a couple of questions.
1. Does anyone on the list know of part strength issues companies have
had going from RT to standard molding methods?
2. So far I have found only one similar project by Colton and Starr at
Georgia Tech. If anyone has come across related research would you please
drop me a line
Thanks,
Steve Sady
University of Utah
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