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- Title
Effective thermal properties of an isotactic polypropylene (α‐iPP) injection moulded part by a multiscale approach.
- Authors
Laschet, G.; Apel, M.; Wipperfürth, J.; Hopmann, C.; Spekowius, M.; Spina, R.
- Abstract
Abstract: In injection moulding processes, the melt undergoes a complex deformation and cooling history, which results in an inhomogeneous distribution of crystalline superstructures in semi‐crystalline thermoplastics, which significantly influences their final mechanical and thermal properties. In this paper we describe the determination of local effective thermal properties of a moulded part via a multiscale simulation approach. First a macroscopic filling and heat transfer simulation is performed followed by a microstructure evolution calculation on the micro‐scale. Then, the effective thermal properties are derived via a two‐level homogenization scheme. The results show that the effective thermal conductivity is anisotropic and that it varies asymmetrically over the analysed plate sections.
- Subjects
ISOTACTIC polymers; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMOPHYSICAL properties; INJECTION molding; THERMOPLASTICS
- Publication
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstoffechnik, 2017, Vol 48, Issue 12, p1213
- ISSN
0933-5137
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mawe.201700148