CHAPTER

SHRINKAGE
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 Introduction to Shrinkage
• When a moulding cools it contracts by an
amount depending on the material being
processed.
• Shrinkage rate: value to predict how much
difference there will be between plastic
product when it first molded and after it has
cooled.
 Introduction to Shrinkage
• Everything (except
water) expend when is
heated and shrink
when it is cooled.
How shrinkage affects dimensions
Conditions that affects product shrinkage

• Shrinkage increases with

– Increase of material temperature
– Increase of mould temperature
– Increase in section thickness

• Shrinkage decrease with

– Higher cavity pressure (injection pressure)
– Longer injection time
– Presence of fillers.
Effects of pressure adjustment to shrinkage

• High injection pressure, lower the shrinkage

rate
• Higher pressure, molecules are packed tighter.
• More they are packed, less movement allowed
as there are cooled.
• This lower movement result lower shrinkage
 Effects of temperature adjustment to
shrinkage
• High the plastic temperature, the greater
amount of shrinkage
• As temperature increase, molecules expand
more and take up more space.
• Higher temperature, greater the expansion.
• Lower temperature, lower degree of
expansion and lower the amount of shrinkage
as the plastic cools.
• Each material has
its own
characteristic
shrinkage
Example of shrinkage ratio (recommended by
MiSUMi)
Example of core & cavity dimension for shrinkage matter
Example of core
& cavity
dimension for
shrinkage matter