JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING

 Vol. 24, Nos. 1-3, 2004

 

Special Issue:

Papers Presented at the IKV 21st Plastics Technology Colloquium, Aachen, Germany, February 27 - March 1, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS & ABSTRACTS

(to view abstracts, click on paper title)

 

 

Mechanical Design of Plastics Injection Moulds by Means of FEA

      W. Michaeli and M. Thornagel  ...... 1

 

Realistic Stress Analysis Beyond the Initiation of Matrix Cracks

      E. Schmachtenberg and M. Knops  ..... 15

 

Investigations on the Fibre Fracture Behaviour of CFRP Laminates Under Biaxial Loading

      E. Schmachtenberg, O. Fischer, and D. Eifel ................  33

 

Thixomoulding Injection Moulding of Semi-Solid Magnesium Alloys

      W. Michaeli and G. Rettemeier  ... 49

 

Injection Transfer Moulding – An Innovative Basis for the Processing of Thermoplastic Materials

      W. Michaeli and M. Koch ...  65

 

New Plastification Concepts for Micro Injection Moulding

      W. Michaeli, A. Spennemann, and R. Gärtner ......  81

 

Determination of the Deformation and the Failure Mechanisms of Thermoplastics Under Unidirectional Compressive Stress

      W. Michaeli and T. Krumpholz ...  95

 

The Influence of Strain on the Properties of Plasma Polymerized Permeation Barriers

      W. Michaeli, S. Göbel, and R. Dahlmann .....  107

 

Approach of an Automatic Extrusion Die Optimization

      W. Michaeli and S. Kaul ...  123

 

Flat Spiral Dies – Rheological Design with Network Theory

      W. Michaeli and P. Blömer ... 137

 

Radial Wall-Thickness Profiling for Small Parison Diameters in Extrusion Blow Molding

      W. Michaeli and J. Grünewald ....  155

 

Friction in the Feed-Section of Single-Screw-Extruders Dependent on Pellet Shape, Fillers and Additives

      W. Michaeli and A. Imhoff ... 169

 

Processing and Properties of Novel Reinforced Polymer Blends Made of Polymers and Low-Melting Glass

      E. Haberstroh and S. Prollius  ... 191

 

Multi-Component Injection Moulding of Liquid Silicone Rubber/Thermoplastic Combinations

      E. Haberstroh and C. Lettowsky  ... 203

 

Development of an Alternative Process Technology for Foam Injection Moulding with Physical Blowing Agents

      W. Michaeli and S. Habibi-Naini        ... 215

 

Production of Optical Parts with Adapted Process and Mould Technology

      W. Michaeli and J. Forster  ... 229

 

Resin Transfer Moulding for Railway Industry – Development and Processing of a Composite Front End Bumper

      E. Schmachtenberg and J. Töpker  ... 243

 

New Tool Concepts for the Production of Complex Structures with the Resin Infusion Process

      E. Schmachtenberg and S. Heilmann ...  259

 

Plasma Assisted External Coating of Plastics Hollow Bodies 

      W. Michaeli and R. Dahlmann .  ... 271

 

Improvements of the Simulation of Shrinkage and Warpage with New Methods for the Material Characterisation

      W. Michaeli and C. Starke  ... 289

 

Prediction of the Morphology of Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics

      W. Michaeli and S. Hoffmann ....  301

 

Three-Dimensional Modelling and Prediction of Fiber Orientation in Injection Molding

      W. Michaeli and M. Kratz  ... 315

 

Batch Variations and their Effects on the Elastomer-Processing Illustrated on the Model of the Injection Moulding Process

      E. Haberstroh and C. Linhart .... 325

 

Progress in the Characterisation of the Polyurethane-Specific Material Behaviour

      E. Haberstroh, I. Kleba, and M. Schlumm ......  343

 

Gas-Assisted Reaction Injection Moulding (G-RIM) of Polyurethanes – New Developments

      E. Haberstroh and I. Kleba ....  361

 

Modelling and Simulation of the Foam Formation Process

      E. Haberstroh and J. Zabold ...  377

   

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