(1) The horizontal bearing surface of a semipositive or flash mold by which excess material escapes. (2) The bearing surface along the top of the flights of an extruder screw. (3) The final shaping surface of an extrusion die, usually parallel to the direction of melt flow. (4, plural) The mating surfaces of any mold, adjacent to the cavity depressions that, when in contact, prevent the escape of material.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this entry
Cite this entry
Gooch, J.W. (2011). Land. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6769
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6769
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-6246-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-6247-8
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics