Tao DING, Dong-jiao YANG, Jie-zhen LIU, et al. Demolding deformation of surface micro-prism array structure part based on injection molding[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2020, 28(11): 2466-2477.
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Tao DING, Dong-jiao YANG, Jie-zhen LIU, et al. Demolding deformation of surface micro-prism array structure part based on injection molding[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2020, 28(11): 2466-2477. DOI: 10.37188/OPE.20202811.2466.
Demolding deformation of surface micro-prism array structure part based on injection molding
To study the influence factors of surface microstructure quality
three micro quadrangular structures with different aspect ratios were designed and prepared using an injection molding experiment. The factors influencing the demolding quality of this experiment
such as polymer materials
microstructure aspect ratios
demolding processing parameters
and if the nickel inserts were subjected to anti-sticking treatment
were studied. First
the difficulty of obtaining the target aspect ratio microstructure was examined for polypropylene (PP)
cycloolefin copolymer (COC)
and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Next
using the PP material as an example
the forming quality with different aspect ratios was studied. Then
the influence on demolding deformation was discussed with respect to packing pressure and demolding temperature. Finally
the microstructure shape and size of the nickel inserts before and after undergoing anti-sticking treatment were compared. It was possible to obtain PP microstructures that approximated the target aspect ratio successfully. However
the COC microstructures were broken and deformed after demolding
with an average height of approximately 17.0
μ
m. Meanwhile
the PMMA microstructures were also broken and adhered to the nickel cavities. The demolding deformation tended to be worse with the increase of the aspect ratio
and the microstructure was prone to inclined deformation when it was large. The average height of the microstructure increased from 25.0
μ
m to 87.0
μ
m when the packing pressure increased
but the microstructure warped when the packing pressure was too high. As the demolding temperature increased
the rate of retained micro prism was 55%
60%
30%
and 10%. The size of the nickel insert microstructure was closest to the target size after the anti-sticking treatment. The COC was brittle due to its low elongation at break
while the PMMA showed strong adhesion due to its high surface energy. With the increase of the aspect ratio
the adhesion force at the top of the microstructure and the friction force at the later stage increased. Increasing the packing pressure
reducing the demolding temperature properly
and the anti-sticking treatment could improve the demolding quality
but too high of a packing pressure would cause internal stress increase and warpage of the microstructure.
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