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NATURE OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

COMPRESSION MOLDING

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WHAT IS COMPRESSION MOLDING ?

Forming process in which a plastic material

is placed directly into a heated metal mold,
then is softened by the heat, and forced to
conform to the shape of the mold as the
mold closes.
PARTS AND PROCESS
 PARTS AND PROCESS

1. Two part 2. The moulds 3. Curing 4. Moulds are

mould heated compress the of the separated and
and flash kept material into material formed
in between shape happens component
ejected by pins
 WHICH MATERIAL IS SUITABLE?
Ceramics
Thermosetting plastic
Epoxy
Bakelite
Phenolic resin
Polyester
Thermoplastic
Melamine
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
Polyethylene
Polycarbonate
fibre composite and cork
WHAT ALL CAN BE MADE ?

KITCHENWARE
SWITCHES /
SWITCHBOARD
AND HOUSINGS
CAPS
AUTOMOTIVE
EXTERIOR
PANELS
CASINGS
 ADVANTAGES
Low cost
More uniform density
Uniform shrinkage due to uniform flow
Improved impact strength due to no degradation of
fibers during flow
Dimensional accuracy
Allows for variable sections and wall thickness
Short cycle time
High volume production as well as for a batch
 DISADVANTAGES

Curing time large

Limited in terms of complexity of shapes

Scrap cannot be reprocessed

High initial capital investment.

 REFERENCES

Making it Chris lefteri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_
molding
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