A technical note on the characterization of electroformed nickel shells for their application to injection molds

Título:	A technical note on the characterization of electroformed nickel shells for their application to injection molds
Autores/as:	Monzon, Mario D. Marrero Alemán, María Dolores Benitez, A. Nizardo Hernández Castellano, Pedro Manuel Cardenes, J. Francisco
Clasificación UNESCO:	330309 Operaciones electroquímicas 331212 Ensayo de materiales 331503 Productos electrometalúrgicos
Palabras clave:	Electroplating Electroforming Microstructure Nickel
Fecha de publicación:	2006
Editor/a:	0924-0136
Publicación seriada:	Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Resumen:	The techniques of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling have been widely developed during the last years. In this article, electroforming as a procedure to make cores for plastics injection molds is analysed. Shells are obtained from models manufactured through rapid prototyping using the FDM system. The main objective is to analyze the mechanical features of electroformed nickel shells, studying different aspects related to their metallographic structure, hardness, internal stresses and possible failures, by relating these features to the parameters of production of the shells with an electroforming equipment. Finally a core was tested in an injection mold.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10553/42671
ISSN:	0924-0136
DOI:	10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.04.003
Fuente:	Journal of Materials Processing Technology[ISSN 0924-0136],v. 176, p. 273-277
Colección:	Artículos

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