Monday, March 10, 2014

Injection Molding Shrinkage Rate

I measured some parts with similar dimensions to ours and here is a summary of their shrinkage rate.


Mold 1: Pi Diameter Shrinkage 1.22% Thickness Shrinkage 3.09%
Mold Diameter  (in) Part Diameter  (in) Mold Thickness  (in) Part Thickness  (in)
Average 1.997 1.9726 0.09975 0.096666667





Mold 2: Bowl Diameter Shrinkage 1.99% Thickness Shrinkage -3.69% Support Shrinkage 1.22%

Mold Outer D (in) Part Outer D (in) Mold Inner D (in) Part Thickness (in) Mold Support (in) Part Support (in)
Average 2.48625 2.436692308 2.29975 0.09669231 0.14975 0.147923

Note: Diameter is the outer diameter; Thickness is the thickness at the bowl opening; Support is the distance between the bowl opening and the extruded platform beneath the opening.
Note 2: The thickness varies A LOT around the circle; it could go from ~0.85-1.22in even on the same part





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