Howtodeterminetheparametersofpolymercrystall izationformodeling theinjectionmoldingprocess

Tounderstandtherelationshipbetween'p olymersprocessingconditionsstructuresproperties ', crystallization is one ofthe major concernedpheno mena. A generalcrystallization model derivedfrom Avrami'sworkhasbeendevelopedatCEMEFandimple mentedintoa3Dfiniteelementcodeforinjection� moldingnamedRem3D ® .Itgivesaprecisedescriptionofthecrystalliza tionevent,allowsthedetermination ofmorphologicalfeatures,butitrequiresareliab ledeterminationofthecrystall izationparameters.