Mais conteúdo relacionado Thermoplastic Material Selection for Performance, Cost, and Feel1. Eric R. Larson, P.E.
Owner / Chief Engineer
Art of Mass Production
Selecting Thermoplastic Materials
for Performance, Cost, and Feel
2. Agenda
! Overview of Thermoplastics
! Material Selection Criteria
! Performance
! Cost
! Feel
! Bicycles - Key Requirements
! Recommended Palette of Materials
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3. My Background
! Born in Detroit
! B.S.E. (Aerospace)
! LearFan
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7. Plastics Primer
! Polymer Chemistry
! unique language
! chemistry + physics
! Polymer Molecules
! carbon based (organic)
! primarily synthetic (man-made)
! NOT base elements
! Categorization
! Characterization
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8. Polymer Chemistry
! Polymerization
! marriage of the monomers
! divorce of the monomers
! The Mer Family
! polymers
! homo-polymers
! co-polymers
! ter-polymers
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10. Characterization - Property Data
“The designer who has access to standard data sheet
values only must use them cautiously as a source of
design information. Many of the tests reported on the
sheets come under the jurisdiction of the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the
properties are intended to characterize a material, not
necessarily to provide design information.”
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- Engineered Materials Handbook,
Volume 2, Engineering Plastics. ASM International
(formerly known as the American Society for Materials)
11. Material Selection Based on Performance
! Mechanical Performance
! Strength, Stiffness, Toughness
! Electrical Performance
! Environmental Effects
! The Effects of Time
! durability, reliability
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12. Material Selection Based on Performance
! Strength
the ability to withstand an applied force
! Stiffness
the ability to withstand bending
! Toughness
the ability to withstand sudden impact
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17. Material Selection Based on Performance
! Avoid Data Sheets
! Find Good Data
! Design Modules
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18. Material Selection Based on Cost
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Why Use
Plastic?
corrosion resistance!
molded-in color!
reduced weight!
molded-in features!
global availability!
design freedom!
net shape manufacturing !
energy efficient!
accurate and repeatable !
environmentally benign!
part consolidation!
lower part costs!
end-use performance!
99% of the time - we make something out of plastic
because it is a cost effective manufacturing method
ease of use and re-use !
19. Material Selection Based on Cost
part cost = material cost + processing cost
where
material costs = material mass x material cost
per part per part per unit mass
and
processing costs = molding cost + handling cost +
finishing cost + assembly cost + packaging cost, etc.
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20. Material Selection Based on Cost
part cost = material cost + processing cost
where
material costs = material mass x material cost
per part per part per unit mass
and
material mass = ƒ(design)
material cost = ƒ(resin pricing, supply chain, etc)
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21. Material Selection Based on Cost
part cost = material cost + processing cost
where
total processing cost = molding cost + handling cost +
finishing cost + assembly cost + packaging cost, etc.
and
processn cost = processn rate x cycle timen
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22. Material Selection Based on Cost
Molding Cost = machine rate x cycle time
where
machine rate = ƒ(machine size, age, location, etc)
and
machine size = ƒ(part size, geometry, cavitation,
required shot size, tonnage)
cycle time = ƒ(part design, mold design, material
used, wall thickness)
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26. Material Selection Based on Feel
! verb
to have perception, especially by touch or by any nerves of sensation (other
than those of sight, hearing, taste, and smell)
to be aware of something that affects you (physically, psychologically,
emotionally)
to be aware of by instinct or inference
! noun
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of a
feather
a sensation of something, or a vague mental impression or feeling: the feel of
winter; a feeling of sadness in the air
intuitive knowledge or native ability or acquired sensitivity: a feel for the game
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27. Material Selection Based on Feel
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thermoplastic materials offer unique
opportunities to influence human response
31. Material Selection Based on Feel
Good Feel = ƒ ( design, material, application, wow factor)
where
WOW = overall utility x (huh)n
product cost
and
huh = ∑ ( function, cool factor, funkiness . . .)
n = ƒ (what?)
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32. Material Selection Based on Feel
Xtl < Xjr < Xtm
where
X = the “feel” factor we are trying to determine
and
Xtl = too little X
Xtm = too much X
Xjr = just right X
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credit: Robert Southey
c. 1837
33. Material Selection Based on Feel
Management
Commitment
The Feel Team
Develop a Process
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resources: people, equipment,
time
those with a knack for “feel”
curious, inquisitive
comfortable with ambiguity
people skills
goals, milestones, deadlines
a Decision Maker
34. Key Requirements for Bicycles
! Mechanical Performance
! Safety
! Durability
! Moderate Chemical Resistance
! Moderate Temperature Requirements
! Cost Cost Cost
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35. Key Manufacturing Processes
! Machining
! Prototyping
! Short Run Production
! Injection Molding
! Blow Molding
! Thermoforming / Pressure Forming
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36. Recommended Material Palette
! Good
! ABS
! PP, PE
! Better
! acetal
! nylon
! Best
! glass reinforced nylon
! semi-aromatic nylon
! toughened nylon
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! Custom Compounds
! tougheners, lubricants
! structural reinforcement
! Special Applications
! PTFE, Aramid, PPA
! TP elastomers
! New Developments
! long glass fiber (LGF)
! TP composites
! alloys / blends
39. Resources
! Professional Societies
! SPE / ASME / SAMPE
! IAPD
! Trade Publications
! Plastics Engineering
! Plastics Today
! Plastics Technology
! Resin Suppliers / Distributors
! Compounders
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