{"id":10795,"date":"2018-04-12T10:39:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T08:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:24:10","slug":"plastic-materials-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic materials vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ABS (acrynonitrile-butadiene-styrene)<\/b><\/td>\n\n
Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Back Pressure<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards while the molten material accumulates in the injection chamber due to the rotation of the screw itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cylinder<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Part of the injection group, externally heated by electric resistances, in which the plastic material is plasticized and then, under the action of a high pressure, injected by means of the high speed screw into a thermocontrolled mold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Black point<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Specific type of inclusion\/contamination usually associated with degradation of the material (size: 0.10 mm2 or less).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n
Bubble<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
\n

Defect consisting in the formation of air bubbles or gas in the piece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Co-injection<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Sequential injection of two components, one for the liner and one for the core.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cold Channels<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Subdivision duct system that brings the molten material to the mold cavities, into which the material enters through an orifice (injection point).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cycle time<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Time needed to complete a molding cycle. It is given by the sum of the duration of the following phases: mold closing, injection, cooling and mold opening. <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diaphragm injection<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Type of injection used for the molding of cylindrical pieces with small or medium internal diameter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Drying<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Treatment necessary to eliminate the moisture contained in the material to be printed, which causes defects in the molded parts. All hygroscopic materials must be dried. <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technopolymer<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Plastic material possessing suitable physical and mechanical properties for structural applications, in prolonged use over a wide temperature range and\/or under mechanical stress and\/or in an aggressive chemical environment.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filling phase<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Phase of the molding process in which molten material is injected into the mold.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flame retardants<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Additives used to decrease the flammability of plastic materials.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burr<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Thin appendix which tends to form on the printed piece in correspondence with the mold closing plane.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas assisted injection molding<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Procedure which, by injecting gas, allows to lighten thick sections forming cavities inside them and to compensate for the shrinkage of the material.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injection point<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Orifice placed at the end of the injection channels through which the molten material is introduced into the mold cavity.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glass fibers<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Family of reinforcing materials for reinforced plastics consisting of individual glass filaments.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hot channels<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
System of heated pipes with subsequent subdivision that bring the molten material to the cavities of the mold, into which the material enters through an orifice (injection point).<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injection molding<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
TTechnique of transformation of plastic materials for the production of finished products. The molten polymer is fed into a mold of which takes the form by compression and cooling. <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral fillers<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Natural substances added to the polymer to improve its mechanical strength or electrical properties.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Mold<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Model with which objects of the desired shape are obtained in the molding of plastic materials.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Multi-colored molding<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
\n

Technique that allows you to make pieces composed of several polymers of different colors. After the injection of the first material, the mold is automatically reconfigured to allow the injection of a second polymer of different color in specific areas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Multi-component molding<\/strong><\/td>\nTechnique that allows you to make pieces that incorporate details of different material compared to the material of the structure (for example toothbrushes coated with a soft anti-slip layer).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Overmolding<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Procedure that allows to produce items that contain inside them a rigid core (in plastic or metal), inserted in the mold before the injection of the plastic material.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PMMA<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained by polymerization of a derivative of methacrylic acid.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PA<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained from the reaction between diamines and dibasic acids or between lactams and amino acids.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PET<\/b><\/td>\n\n
Thermoplastic polymer obtained by condensation of terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained by reaction of bisphenol and phosgene.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PE<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained by polymerization of ethylene. By differentiating the polymerization process one can obtain: LDPE (low density PE), LLDPE (linear low density PE) and HDPE (high density PE). <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained by styrene polymerization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Submarine gate<\/strong><\/td>\nInjection point located below the mold split plane.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thermoplastic<\/b><\/td>\nPlastic material that softens even after the formation of the object obtained during processing; therefore, fusion recovery is possible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP<\/b><\/td>\nThermoplastic polymer obtained by polymerization of propylene.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Injection press
\n<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
\n

Machine that allows to generate a pressure and to use it to press the two halves of the mold against each other, inside which molten plastic material is injected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABS (acrynonitrile-butadiene-styrene) Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Back Pressure Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards while the molten material accumulates in the injection chamber due to the rotation of the screw itself. Cylinder Part of the injection group,… Continue reading Plastic materials vocabulary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[127,126,128],"class_list":["post-10795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-material-en","tag-plastic-en-2","tag-vocabulary","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nPlastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ansa Compositi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/messADV\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-12T08:39:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T16:24:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"948\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/\",\"name\":\"Plastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-12T08:39:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T16:24:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3ca0ed03cfd9657552b6687deb22ca05\"},\"description\":\"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg\",\"width\":948,\"height\":365,\"caption\":\"Plastic materials vocabulary\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Plastic materials vocabulary\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Ansa Compositi\",\"description\":\"The best Partner to shape your ideas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3ca0ed03cfd9657552b6687deb22ca05\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79d32075e0ed3eec2a6c9a8aebe7bfb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79d32075e0ed3eec2a6c9a8aebe7bfb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Plastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi","description":"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Plastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi","og_description":"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards","og_url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/","og_site_name":"Ansa Compositi","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/messADV\/","article_published_time":"2018-04-12T08:39:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-13T16:24:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":948,"height":365,"url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/","url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/","name":"Plastic materials vocabulary - Ansa Compositi","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg","datePublished":"2018-04-12T08:39:36+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T16:24:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3ca0ed03cfd9657552b6687deb22ca05"},"description":"Plastic materials vocabulary. Thermoplastic copolymer obtained by polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene, butadiene. Pressure which is applied to the rear end of the screw and causes a slowing of its translation backwards","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SAM_2726-2-Copia-_yh5bkqu8.jpg","width":948,"height":365,"caption":"Plastic materials vocabulary"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/plastic-materials-vocabulary\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Plastic materials vocabulary"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/","name":"Ansa Compositi","description":"The best Partner to shape your ideas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3ca0ed03cfd9657552b6687deb22ca05","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79d32075e0ed3eec2a6c9a8aebe7bfb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79d32075e0ed3eec2a6c9a8aebe7bfb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10797,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795\/revisions\/10797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}