Air traps困气What is an air trap
An air trap is air that is caught inside the mold cavity
It becomes trapped by converging polymer melt fronts or because it failed to escape from the mold vents, or mold inserts, which also act as vents
Air-trap locations are usually in areas that fill last
Lack of vents or undersized vents in these last-to-fill areas are a common cause of air traps and the resulting defects
Another common cause is race-tracking (the tendency of polymer melt to flow preferentially in thicker sections), caused by a large thickness ratio
困气是气体存在于模具型腔内无法排出,困气会形成气孔是其聚集在熔体前端或未从模具排气孔以及镶件排出
困气通常发生在最终填充位置
在填充末端缺少排气孔或排气孔太小都会引起空位造成制品缺陷
另一个较为普遍的原因是跑马场效应(聚合物熔体有优先向肉厚方向流动的趋势),是由于壁厚突变引起的
FIGURE 1
Air trap locations indicated by the computer-predicted melt-front advancements
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