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Metallic Materials Category : Cost December21, 2012

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Guide
Mold Materials In order to calculate the cooling time of plastic injection molded items, it is necessary to
acquire the thermal diffusion coefficient of the plastic resin. Table 1 gives the thermal
Mold Preparation
diffusion coefficients of some major plastic resins.
Accuracy
Molding Defect : The thermal diffusion coefficient of the plastic at the cavity surface temperature
Countermeasures (mm2/sec) 1. #067 Pneumatic
Molding materials α＝λ／（c・ρ） Circuits and Control
λ：Thermal conductivity of the plastic resin(kcal/m• h• °C) Technique Basics :
Molding Technology Basic Pneumatic
c：Specific heat of the plastic resin(kcal/kg• °C)
Runner, Gate Circuits
ρ：Density of the plastic resin(kg/m3)
Standard 2. #028 Molding
Specifications Shrinkage Ratios of
Table 1 Thermal diffusion coefficient of major plastic resins Major Plastic Materials
Structural
Components 3. #008 Method of
Technical Preparing Compound
Plastic material
Calculations Die Structures
Cavity surface
Technical PS ABS PP PMMA PA66 POM PC 4. #127 Types of Surface
temperature Treatments and the
Information
Methods
Technical Topics 30℃ 0.0851 0.0818 0.0664 0.0766 0.0885 0.0762 0.1074

40℃ 0.0832 0.0822 0.0653 0.0750 0.0880 0.0724 0.1078

50℃ 0.0813 0.0827 0.0643 0.0734 0.0875 0.0685 0.1083

#142 Two-Stage 60℃ 0.0794 0.0831 0.0632 0.0718 0.0870 0.0647 0.1087
Ejecting Structure
70℃ 0.0774 0.0835 0.0621 0.0702 0.0865 0.0609 0.1092
#141 Ejecting
Stripper Plate 80℃ 0.0755 - 0.0611 0.0686 0.0860 0.0571 0.1096
Structure
#140 Maraging Steel ※参考文献：『射出成形金型』（三谷景造 （株）シグマ出版 （1997））
#139 Strength
Calculation of the
Thickness of the
Side Wall of a Cavity
(In the case of a
rectangular cavity
with bottom surface
parting)
#138 PET Plastic
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