Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Polymer welding is used to join a wide variety of critical assemblies. These applications require careful melt control to prevent internal contamination, avoid external flash, and maximize the fill of polymer into the weld geometry for optimal strength. Currently, there are no commercially available modeling software packages to enable the simulation of polymer melt flow during welding. In this work, a commercially available injection molding software is adapted to simulate the welding process. The adaptation is helpful for predicting melt flow and potentially other important factors like intermolecular diffusion,
Source: Welding Journal
Authors: American Welding Society, MIRANDA MARCUS, EROL SANCAKTAR
Institution: Edison Welding Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405592082