• Cell Formation and Dimensional Stability According to Molding Conditions in Foam Injection Molding of PP Using a Chemical Blowing Agent

  • Hai-Yang Yu, Geun-Tae Park, Soo Hyung Ban*, and Min-Young Lyu†

  • Department of Mechanical Information Engineering, Graduate School of Seoul National University of Science and Technology 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea
    *Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16677, Korea

  • 화학발포제를 이용한 PP의 폼 사출성형에서 성형조건에 따른 셀의 형성 및 치수 안정성

  • 우해양 · 박근태 · 반수형* · 류민영†

  • 서울과학기술대학교 기계정보공학과, *삼성전자

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This Article

  • 2023; 47(2): 249-256

    Published online Mar 25, 2023

  • 10.7317/pk..2023.47.2.249
  • Received on Jan 11, 2023
  • Revised on Jan 30, 2023
  • Accepted on Jan 30, 2023

Correspondence to

  • Min-Young Lyu

  • Department of Mechanical Information Engineering, Graduate School of Seoul National University of Science and Technology 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea

  • E-mail: mylyu@seoultech.ac.kr