Weather seals in the automotive industry are manufactured by overmoulding vulcanizate
thermoplastic elastomers (TPV) profiles. This process is assumed to be a fusion bonding in …

The demand for accurate Thermal Contact Resistance analysis and prediction continues to
increase with the advancement of technology. In applications such as manufacturing, it is …

The rapid progress of additive manufacturing (AM) technology in the last few decades has
unlocked new potentials for the injection molding industry by enabling the quick and cost …

We developed high-performance thermal interface materials (TIMs) based on a few-layer
graphene (FLG) composite, where FLG was prepared by the interlayer catalytic exfoliation …

Recently, injection molding process has generated growing interest, exhibiting great
potential to easily fabricate unique polymeric materials for industrial applications. To …

In polymer melt processing, the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) determines the heat flux
across the interface of the polymer melt and the mould wall. The HTC is a dominant …

The injection moulding of ceramic components with uneven wall thickness presents
challenges due to differential cooling rates developing in the injected parts, which cause …

This work investigates flow and solidification characteristics of semi-crystalline thermoplastic
polymer melt during the micro injection molding process. When the melt flow enters micro …

The aim of analytical models presented in this paper was to provide a first set of data for
choosing thermal conditions during thermoplastic injection molding. Two different models …

Abstract The Laser Photothermal Method (LPM), which is a transient non-contact technique,
was employed to measure the thermal physical parameters of Stainless Steel 304 (SS304) …