Authors : J. Sreedharan, A.K. Jeevanantham, V. Velumani and C. Manimaran
Abstract: Chrome plating on ABS parts have become common and most of the automobile manufactures prefer the chrome plated parts on their vehicle to attract and more premium look for the vehicle. In molding and plating, we have many types of molded defects like sink mark, silver streaks and weld line after plating on plastics. In this experiment, we have focused on all these 3 molded defects and how it is related to mold, molding and plating process and how to avoid it during processing and plating what changes are required to overcome these defects on the final part. We have used Engel 600T injection molding machine and we have utilized ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) as a raw material for this trial which is widely used on plating of plastics and an automotive components for the study which is plated after molding. Most of the automobile manufacturers prefer chrome plated parts in their vehicles to make it more attractive and look premium. In this experiment, we will have an understanding of behavior of silver streaks after plating. Here, we are focusing on 3 major entity like mold, plating and molding and to find an optimal results to get defect free plated component.
J. Sreedharan, A.K. Jeevanantham, V. Velumani and C. Manimaran, 2018. Behaviour of Silver Streaks after Plating on ABS Plastics. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 10442-10447.