| Abstract: | Reduction of flash during injection molding is of great concern for manufacturers of electrical parts. In a previous report, we proposed a theoretical model for flash generation. The present study investigates the effect of processing conditions on flash generation and then attempts to analyze the flash data in terms of the flash model. Specifically, we carry out flow analyses to predict the temperature and pressure of materials when the flash generates. With the thus‐computed parameters, and material properties such as melt viscosity and crystallization temperature, a flash parameter defined in the model is calculated. In the end, it is shown that the flash parameter is correlated with the length of flash generated under various processing conditions. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 45:238–247, 2005. © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers |
