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When a thermoplastic polymer melt flow is partioned during the injection moulding process, a weld line is produced where the separated melt streams rejoin. This weld line may result in an area of weakness in injection moulded parts, specially in the case of fibre reinforced materials. The weld line is characterized by a change in the fibre orientation: the fibres are to a large extent oriented perpendicularly to the mould filling direction which coincides with the direction of load. An increase in strength intended to result from the addition of fibres may therefore not be fully achieved.
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Brühl, B. (1991). Acoustic Emission from Short Glass Fibre Reinforced Injection Moulded Parts with Weld Line. In: Ruud, C.O., Bussière, J.F., Green, R.E. (eds) Nondestructive Characterization of Materials IV. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0670-0_19
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