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Open Access Article
1 - investigating the effect of porosity Percentage on heat transfer in plastic injection molds created by selective laser melting
Seyed mostafa MirTabaei Afshin Judaki Morteza Taher NiyaIt is not possible to fabricate the complex geometry of coherent cooling channels with conventional machining methods, so channels can be created in the mold using additive manufacturing processes such as selective laser melting. Parts created by selective laser melting MoreIt is not possible to fabricate the complex geometry of coherent cooling channels with conventional machining methods, so channels can be created in the mold using additive manufacturing processes such as selective laser melting. Parts created by selective laser melting always have porosity, and the amount of porosity depends on process parameters. On the other hand, the ability to make porous materials with a selective laser melting process has made these materials with features such as lower density and better heat transfer in the aerospace industry, automobile, medical uses and heat exchangers to be the attention of researchers and according to Porosity Percentage, in addition to directly affecting mechanical properties, also affects heat transfer. In this research, the effect of porosity on heat transfer in the mold was investigated. First, the model and mold were designed, in order to investigate the effect of porosity, four simulation models with volume porosity percentage of 0, 10, 20 and 30% were performed and analyzed in the software. The analysis of the results shows that the increase in the percentage of porosity in the mold causes a faster increase in temperature in the mold, also with the increase in the percentage of porosity in the mold, the speed of temperature decrease in the mold increases. And the cooling of the part happens faster. Examining the results of the maximum thermal gradient of the non-porous material compared to the material with 30% porosity shows a 21% increase in the thermal gradient in the porous material Manuscript profile -
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2 - Investigating the mechanical properties of the composite made of polypropylene and Conocarpus wood flour
Amir Mohammadinia parizad sheikhiThe current research, the possibility of making composite from Conocarpus wood flour-based polypropylene was investigated. Conocarpus erectus is an imported species that has been cultivated in the southern provinces of the country like Khuzestan province, and as a ligno MoreThe current research, the possibility of making composite from Conocarpus wood flour-based polypropylene was investigated. Conocarpus erectus is an imported species that has been cultivated in the southern provinces of the country like Khuzestan province, and as a lignocellulosic source has not yet been investigated in making wood-plastic composites. Wood flour-based polypropylene composite with different flour weight fractions (0, 10, 20. 30 and 40%) and constant 4% maleated polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent have been fabricated using extrusion injection molding process. The effect of wood flour content has been compared with neat polypropylene specimen. Based on the results, with the increment in the proportion of wood flour, the density and mechanical properties showed a significant increase, except for the impact resistance, but no statistically significant difference was observed between the specimens containing 10 to 30% by weight of wood flour. The highest density and mechanical resistances were obtained in the products containing 40% by weight of wood flour. The impact resistance was significantly reduced with the addition of 10% wood flour, and the increase of wood flour from 10 to 40% had no significant effect. Electron microscope images of the fracture surface of the samples were also used to investigate the distribution of wood flour particles in the polymer matrix. In these images, both the overlapping of particles by polymer and the accumulation of wood flour can be seen. Manuscript profile