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Article

Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

by
Thomas Höftberger
1,
Gernot Zitzenbacher
2 and
Christoph Burgstaller
1,2,*
1
Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Franz-Fritsch-Str. 11, 4600 Wels, Austria
2
School of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Stelzhamerstr. 23, 4600 Wels, Austria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Polymers 2024, 16(19), 2745; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192745
Submission received: 31 August 2024 / Revised: 23 September 2024 / Accepted: 26 September 2024 / Published: 28 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Processing/Structure/Performance Inter-relationships, 2nd Edition)
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Abstract

Short-fiber reinforcement is a potent approach to improving the material properties of injection-molded parts. The main consideration in such reinforced materials is to preserve the fiber length, as this is the major influence on the properties of a given composite. The aim of this work was to investigate the different influencing parameters in injection molding processing on the properties of short carbon and glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene. We investigated parameters like melt temperature and back pressure, but also machine size and pre-heating regarding their influence on the tensile properties. We found that adjustments of melt temperature and back pressure only yield small improvements in the fiber length and the tensile properties, also depending on machine size, but a pre-heating step of the granules can significantly improve the properties.
Keywords: melt temperature; back pressure; pre-heating; tensile properties; fiber length melt temperature; back pressure; pre-heating; tensile properties; fiber length

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Höftberger, T.; Zitzenbacher, G.; Burgstaller, C. Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites. Polymers 2024, 16, 2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192745

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Höftberger T, Zitzenbacher G, Burgstaller C. Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites. Polymers. 2024; 16(19):2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192745

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Höftberger, Thomas, Gernot Zitzenbacher, and Christoph Burgstaller. 2024. "Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites" Polymers 16, no. 19: 2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192745

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Höftberger, T., Zitzenbacher, G., & Burgstaller, C. (2024). Influence of Processing Parameters in Injection Molding on the Properties of Short Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites. Polymers, 16(19), 2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192745

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