1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2018
  4. EMSS
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2018.emss.033

Processability analysis of an injected part in virgin or recycled polypropylene

  • a José Galve  ,
  • b Daniel Elduque  ,
  • c Carmelo Pina  , 
  • d Isabel Clavería  ,
  • e Carlos Javierre  
  • a, c BSH Electrodomésticos España, S.A. Avda. de la Industria, 49, Zaragoza (Spain)
  • b , d , e i+aitiip, University of Zaragoza, C/ María de Luna 3, Zaragoza (Spain)
Cite as
Galve J., Elduque D., Pina C., Clavería I., Javierre C. (2018). Processability analysis of an injected part in virgin or recycled polypropylene. Proceedings of the 30th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium (EMSS 2018), pp. 241-247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2018.emss.033

Abstract

Nowadays in the industry, exists the trend to use more ecologic materials to decrease the environmental impact of their products. One way to produce components with lower environmental impact is using recycled materials obtained from post-industrial wastes. In this article, the processability of an injected moulded part of an induction hob is going to be studied for both virgin and recycled polypropylene. One of the limitations of injection is that each material requires a mold specifically designed for the properties of the selected plastic material such as viscosity or melting point. Changing the mold can be very expensive. To cope with this problem, it is possible to simulate the injection of both materials in the same mold to observe the differences between the injection of these two materials and improve the operation conditions to get a component that can replace the original.

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