A new approach to creating light-weight plastic parts with good surface finish using tap water to create structural foam mouldings

一种使用自来水制造结构泡沫成型件来制造具有良好表面光洁度的轻质塑料部件的新方法

• 批准号: 132586
• 金额: $ 2.56万
• 依托单位: THE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=132586
• 关键词: new; approach; creating; light; weight

Structural foam moulded parts have a cellular foamed core with a relatively solid skin outer, produced by a form of injection moulding using a chemical blowing agent or gas such as nitrogen, butane or carbon dioxide. However chemical blowing agents cause ozone depletion & will be phased out under the Montreal Protocol. Gases such as butane & pentane are an inherent fire risk, while N2 & CO2 are relatively expensive to use. In addition structural foam parts suffer from relatively poor surface finish especially when low injection pressure is used. Ours is an innovative new process to make structural foam moulded light-weight parts. It offers up to 40% weight saving, 40%+ cycle time reduction & 30%+ energy savings simultaneously. This project will build on existing international cooperation with key partners and potential users and ensure strong commercial relationships which will aid a successful development of the technology.

结构泡沫成型部件具有具有相对固体外壳的蜂窝发泡核心，通过使用化学发泡剂或气体（如氮气，丁烷或二氧化碳）的注射成型形式生产。然而，化学发泡剂会导致臭氧消耗，将根据《蒙特利尔议定书》逐步淘汰。丁烷和戊烷等气体具有固有的火灾风险，而N2和CO2的使用成本相对较高。此外，结构泡沫部件的表面光洁度相对较差，特别是在使用低注射压力时。我们的是一种创新的新工艺，使结构泡沫模压轻质部件。它提供高达40%的重量减轻，40%+循环时间减少和30%+节能同时。该项目将建立在与主要合作伙伴和潜在用户的现有国际合作基础上，并确保牢固的商业关系，这将有助于技术的成功开发。