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文章名:
Theinjectionmoldingandmachine
书刊名:
《ProfessionalEnglishformould》
作者:
王浩钢曹艳清
出版社:
人民邮电出版社
章节:
Chapter1-3
页码:
P1~P18
文章译名:
模具专业英语
外文原文:
Lesson1Theinjectionmoldingandmachine
1.Theinjectionmolding
Injectionmoldingisprincipallyusedfortheproductionofthethermoplasticparts,althoughsomeprogresshasbeenmadeindevelopingamethodforinjectionmoldingsomethermosettingmaterials.Theproblemofinjectingameltedplasticintoamoldcavityfromareservoirofmeltedmaterialhasbeenextremelydifficulttosolveforthermosettingplasticswhichcureandhardenundersuchconditionswithinafewminutes.Theprincipleofinjectionmoldingisquitesimilartothatofdie-casting.Theprocessconsistsoffeedingaplasticcompoundinpowderedorgranularformfromahopperthroughmeteringandmeltingstagesandtheninjectingitintoamold?
.Afterabriefcoolingperiod,themoldisopenedandthesolidifiedpartejected.Injection-moldingmachinescanbearrangedformanualoperation,automaticsingle-cycleoperation,andfullautomaticoperation.Theadvantageofinjectionmoldingare:
(i)ahighmoldingspeedadaptedformassproductionispossible;(ii)thereisawidechoiceofthermoplasticmaterialsProvidingavarietyofusefulpropertics;(iii)itispossibletomoldthreads,undercuts,sideholes,andlargethinsections.
2.Theinjection-moldingmachine
Severalmethodsareusedtoforceorinjectthemeltedplasticintothemold.Themostcommonlyusedsysteminthelargermachinesisthein-linereciprocatingscrew.Thescrewactsasacombinationinjectionandplasticizingunit.Astheplasticisfedtotherotatingscrew,itpassesthroughthreezonesasshown:
feed,compression,andmetering.Afterthefeedzone,thescrew-fightdepthisgraduallyreduced,forcingtheplastictocompress.Theworkisconvertedtoheatbyshearingtheplastic,makingitasemifluidmass.Inthemeteringzone,additionalheatisappliedbyconductionfromthebarrelsurface.Asthechamberinfrontofthescrewbecomesfilled,itforcesthescrewback,trippingalimitswitchthatactivatesahydrauliccylinderthatforcesthescrewforwardandinjectsthefluidplasticintotheclosedmold.Anantiflowbackvalvepreventsplasticunderpressurefromescapingbackintothescrewflights.
Theclampingforcethatamachineiscapableofexertingispartofthesizedesignationandismeasuredintons.Arule-of-thumbcanbeusedtodeterminethetonnagerequiredforaparticularjob.Itisbasedontwotonsofclampforcepersquareinchofprojectedarea.Iftheflowpatterisdifficultandthepartsarethin,thismayhavetogotathreeorfourtons.
Manyreciprocating-screwmachinesarecapableofhandingthermosettingplasticmaterials.Previouslythesematerialswerehandledbycompressionortransfermolding.Thermosettingmaterialscureorpolymerizeinthemoldandareejectedhotintherangeof375C~410C.Thermoplasticparts
mustbeallowedtocoolinthemoldinordertoremovethemwithoutdistortion.Thusthermosettingcyclescanbefaster.Ofcoursethemoldmustbeheatedratherthanchilled,aswiththermoplastics.
Readingmaterial
Acompetentmoulddesignermusthaveathoroughknowledgeoftheprinciplesofmouldmakingasthedesignofthevariouspartsofthemoulddependsonthetechniqueadoptedforitsmanufacture.
Thischapterisincludedprimarilyforthebeginnerwhodoesnothaveabackgroundknowledgeof
thevariousmachiningandothermouldmakingtechniques.Tocoverthetopicofmouldmakingthoroughlywouldrequireacompanionworkequalinsizetothismonographandthereforethisintroductiontothesubjectmust,ofnecessity,besuperfcial.However,wehopethatveryfactthatitisincludedinamonographondesign,willemphasizetheimportanceofmouldmakingasasubjectandwillalsoencouragethebeginnertoafurtherandmorecompletestudyinthisfield.
Themajorityofmouldsaremanufacturedbytheuseofconventionalmachinetoolsfoundinmostmodemtoolrooms.Fromthemanufacturingviewpointweclassifythemouldintotwoparts(i)thecavityandcore,and(ii)theremainderofthemould.Thelattetpartiscommonlyreferredtoasbolsterwork.
Theworkonthecavityandcoreisbyfarthemostimportantasitisfromthesemembersthattheplasticsmouldingtakesitsform.
Theworkonthecavityandcorecanfurtherbeclassifieddependinguponwhethertheformisofasimpleoracomplexnature.Forexample,thecavityandcoreforacircularorrectangularbox-typemouldingisfarsimplertomakethanacavityandcoretoproduceatelephonehandsetmoulding.Themouldpartsforthesimpleformareproducedonsuchmachinetoolsasthelatheandthemillingmachine,whereasthemorecomplexformrequirestheuseofsomekindofcopyingmachine.
Thebolsterworkisnotascriticalasthemanufactureofthecavityandcoreformsbutnevertheless,accuracyinthemanufactureofthevariouspartsnecessarytoensurethatthemoldcanbeassembledbythefitterwithoutanundueamountofbench-work,
Now,whilethebolsterworkisalwaysproducedonconventionalmachinetool,thecavityandcore,particularlytheformer,canbeproducedbyoneofanumberofothertechniques.Theseincludeinvestmentcasting,electro-deposition,coldhobbing,pressurecastingandsparkmachining.
1.Machinetools
Thepurposeofanymachinetoolistoremovemetal.Eachmachinetoolremovesmetalinadifferentway.Forexample,inonetype(thelathe)metalisremovedbyasinglepointtoolastheworkisrotated,whereasinanothertype(themillingmachine)acutterisrotatedandmetalisremovedastheworkisprogressedbeneathit.
Whichmachinetoolistobeusedforaparticularjobdependstoalargeextentuponthetypeofmachiningrequired.Thereis,however,acertainamountofoverlappingandsomemachinetoolscanbeutilizedforseveraldifferentoperations.
Themachinetoolswhichwillbefoundinthemoderntoolroomareasfollows:
(i)Lathesforturning,boringandscrewcutting,etc.
(ii)Cylindricalgrindingmachinesfortheproductionofprecisioncylindricalsurfaces.
(iii)Shapingandplaningmachinesforthereductionofsteelblocksandplatestotherequiredthicknessandfor"squaringup"theseplates
(iv)Surfacegrindingmachinesfortheproductionofprecisionflatsurfaces.
(v)Millingmachinesfortherapidremovalofmetal,formachiningslots,recesses,boringholesmachiningsplines,etc.
(vi)Tracer-controlledmillingmachinesforaccuratereproductionofcomplexcavityandcoreforms.
Inadditiontotheabovelistofmajormachinetoolsthereis,ofcourse,ancillaryequipmentwithoutwhichnotoolroomwouldbecomplete.Thisincludespowersaws,drillingmachines,toolpostgrinders,hardeningandpolishingfacilities,etc.
2.Castings
Themanufactureofcavitiesandcoresinsteelbytheconventionalcastingmethodusingsandmouldsisnotsatisfactoryowingtothepoorfinishobtainedandtotheporositywhichoccurson,orjustbelowthesurfaceofthecasting.Theexpenditureinvolvedinplugging,machiningandfinishingtheseconventionalcastingsmakesthismethodofmouldmakinguneconomic.
TheShawinvestmentcastingprocessdocsnot,however,sharethedisadvantagesassociatedwithsandcastingandisthereforeapplicabletothemanufactureofcavitiesandcores.Theprocessiscarriedoutbyspecialistsandthemouldmakersuppliesthecompanywithapatternoftherequiredmouldpart.Asthefinalcastingwillbeanaccuratereproductionofthepatternsupplied,thismustbemanufacturedtoclosetolerancesandhaveagoodsurfacefinish.Toallowforthecontractionofthesteeloncoolingthepatternismadeapproximately0.020mm/mm(in/in)oversize.
3.Electro-deposition
Electro-depositionisanelectrochemicalprocessusedtoreproduceaccuratelyacavityorcoreformfromagivenpattern.Thepatterncanbemadeinaneasilyworkedmaterialandisthereverseformtothatrequired.Thatis,amalepatternisrequiredforacavityandafemalepatternforacore.Normallyitismucheasiertomachineamalepatternthanthereversecavityformanditisforthisreasonthatmostapplicationsforthistechniqueareforintricatecavitywork.
4.Coldhobbing
Coldhobbingisaprocessinwhichahardenedsteelmasterhobisforcedintoasoftsteelblankundercondiderablepressure.
Hobbingisusedfortheproductionofcavitieswhichbyvirtueoftheirshapewouldbedifficulttodie-sinkonconventionalmachinetools.
5.Pressurecasting
Beryllium-copperisamaterialwhichisincreasinglybeingusedinmouldconstructionbecauseitpossessesseveraldesirablecharacteristics.Inparticularithasahighthermalconductivitycombinedwithareasonablehardness(BrinellHardnessNumberofabout250),whichmakesitsuitableforcertaintypesofcavityandcore,andforothermouldparts,suchashotrunnerunitsecondarynozzles.
Itshighthermalconductivitymeansthatwhenberyllium-copperisusedforacavityoracore,theheatfromthemeltwillbetransferredawayfromtheimpressionfasterthanifacorrespondingsteelcavityandcoreareused,andthisoftenresultsinashortermouldingcycle.
Berylium-coppercanbemachined,inwhichcasetheconventionalmachinetoolsareused,anditcanbecold-hobbed,hot-hobbedorpressure-cast,Thelasttechniqueofferscertainadvantagesoverthehobbingmethods,inthatcoldorhothobbingofberyllium-coppertendstoworkhardenthematerialwhichresultsinthedevelopmentofstressconcentrations.
Pressurecasting(orliquidhobbing)isusedmainlyfortheproductionofcavitiesbutifcanbeused,whereapplicable,fortheproductionofthecoresaswell,Asthetermssuggest,itisbasicallyaprocesswhichcombinesthecastingandho