Plastic Parts produced by Injection Moulding versus UV radiation
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on Monday, 02 July 2012
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Plastic fade under the sunlight (UV light) is a common issue in appliances exposed to the elements. It’s been battledÂÂ for years and chemical additives have been developed to aid this issue. Image to the left represents two injection mouldingÂÂ plastic samples. Bottom blue part was stored away from sunlight, top sample is the same material but was subject to the sunlight for 36 months. Sample contained maximum amount of UV stabiliser.
After some experimenting, is was found that two reliable colours can be used for injection moulded parts that exposed to prolonged UV light: Black and Silver. One would think, that black...
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