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Modeling of Cooling Channels of Injection Mould using Functionally Graded Material

기능성 경사 복합재를 이용한 사출금형의 냉각회로 모델링

  • Shin, Ki-Hoon (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 신기훈 (서울과학기술대학교 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2011.06.21
  • Accepted : 2011.08.22
  • Published : 2011.12.01
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Abstract

The cycle time in injection moulding greatly depends on the cooling time of the plastic part that is controlled by cooling channels. Cooling channels are required to facilitate the heat transfer rate from the die to the coolant without reducing the strength of the die. Employing layered manufacturing techniques (LMT), a die embedding conformal cooling channels can be fabricated directly while conventional cooling channels are usually made of straight drilled hole. Meanwhile, H13 tool steel is widely used as the die material because of its high thermal resistance and dimensional stability. However, H13 with a low thermal conductivity is not efficient for certain part geometries. In this context, the use of functionally graded materials (FGMs) between H13 and copper may circumvent a tradeoff between the strength and the heat transfer rate. This paper presents a method for modeling of conformal cooling channels made of FGMs.

일반적으로 사출금형의 사출주기는 플라스틱 제품의 냉각 시간에 크게 좌우되는 데, 냉각회로를 적용하여 조절할 수 있다. 금형의 냉각회로는 전통적으로 기계가공을 통하여, 직선형상만을 생성할 수 있었지만, 최근 적층조형 방법의 개발로 코어 형상을 따라가는 형상적응형 냉각회로를 생성할 수 있게 되었다. 한편 금형의 다이 재질로 열저항력이 크고, 치수변화가 적은 H13 스틸이 널리 사용되고 있지만, 열전도율이 낮기 때문에 냉각효율은 높지 않다. 이러한 점에서 열전달 효율을 극대화 시킬 수 있는 방법으로 H13 스틸과 구리(Cu)를 기능적으로 혼합한 기능성 경사 복합재(FGM)를 적층조형을 이용하여 냉각회로에 적용하는 방안이 검토되고 있다. 이러한 시도로서 본 논문에서는 H13 스틸과 Cu 간의 FGM을 이용한 형상적응형 냉각회로의 모델링 방법을 제안하고자 한다.

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