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Comparative Study of Anti-Sticking Properties of Coatings for Tire Molds
by Xiuli Zhang, Zhilan Liu, Xu Wang, Xiufang Xu, Yongling Wu and Diben Wu
Coatings 2022, 12(11), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12111740 - 14 Nov 2022
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To improve the anti-sticking performance of tire molds, six types of coatings (i.e., nano-ceramic coating, bilayer waterborne polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating, fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)-based Whitford coating, PTFE, FEP, and perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) aqueous dispersions) were selected to modify type-45 steel specimens by air spraying. [...] Read more.
To improve the anti-sticking performance of tire molds, six types of coatings (i.e., nano-ceramic coating, bilayer waterborne polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating, fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)-based Whitford coating, PTFE, FEP, and perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) aqueous dispersions) were selected to modify type-45 steel specimens by air spraying. Their wettability, microstructure, demolding force, and anti-fouling properties in rubber vulcanization tests were studied. The results show that the demolding forces of the coatings were at least 24% lower than that of uncoated surface. Whitford coating, PFA, and FEP coatings had zero demolding force and no pollutant residue. PTFE coating had no pollutant residue but had high demolding force. The other two coatings had poor anti-sticking property. Upon combining the surface morphology and chemical composition analysis results, the coating demolding force was related to the surface micro-morphology: smoother surfaces led to lower demolding forces, while the surface chemical composition had a direct influence on the rubber contaminant residual. The C–F bonds on the surfaces resulted in less rubber residual due to intrinsic low surface energy. X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) analysis showed that ZnS was one of the main pollutants after rubber vulcanization test. Full article
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Fabrication of High Precision Silicon Spherical Microlens Arrays by Hot Embossing Process
by Quanquan Sun, Jiaxuan Tang, Lifeng Shen, Jie Lan, Zhenfeng Shen, Junfeng Xiao, Xiao Chen, Jianguo Zhang, Yu Wu, Jianfeng Xu and Xuefang Wang
Micromachines 2022, 13(6), 899; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13060899 - 6 Jun 2022
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In this paper, a high-precision, low-cost, batch processing nanoimprint method is proposed to process a spherical microlens array (MLA). The nanoimprint mold with high surface precision and low surface roughness was fabricated by single-point diamond turning. The anti-sticking treatment of the mold was [...] Read more.
In this paper, a high-precision, low-cost, batch processing nanoimprint method is proposed to process a spherical microlens array (MLA). The nanoimprint mold with high surface precision and low surface roughness was fabricated by single-point diamond turning. The anti-sticking treatment of the mold was carried out by perfluorooctyl phosphoric acid (PFOPA) liquid deposition. Through the orthogonal experiment of hot embossing with the treated mold and subsequent inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching, the microstructure of MLA was transferred to the silicon substrate, with a root mean square error of 17.7 nm and a roughness of 12.1 nm Sa. The average fitted radius of the microlens array units is 406.145 µm, which is 1.54% different from the design radius. Full article
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A Cr Anti-Sticking Layer for Improving Mold Release Quality in Electrochemical Replication of PVC Optical Molds
by Yue Li, Guang Yang, Qihui Wu, Jun Cheng and Zhichao Hu
Micromachines 2019, 10(10), 702; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100702 - 15 Oct 2019
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This paper addresses the issue of mold release quality in an electrochemical replication of an optical polyvinyl chloride (PVC) mold, which has microlens array or microprisms array on its surface. The main idea is to deposit a nanoscale Cr thin layer as an [...] Read more.
This paper addresses the issue of mold release quality in an electrochemical replication of an optical polyvinyl chloride (PVC) mold, which has microlens array or microprisms array on its surface. The main idea is to deposit a nanoscale Cr thin layer as an antisticking layer on the PVC mold surface, followed by Ag film deposition as the conductive layer using magnetron sputtering, and finally, a nickel layer is electrochemically deposited on the Ag surface. By doing so, the upripping of the nickel mold from the PVC mold becomes easier, resulting in better mold release quality. The experiment results showed that when the Cr antisticking layer was used, the release strength between the nickel mold and the PVC substrate reduced from 1.94 N/cm to 1.43 N/cm, the surface roughness of the PVC substrate after mold release reduced from 0.60 μm to 0.55 μm, the surface roughness of the nickel mold reduced from 0.63 μm to 0.49 μm, the retroreflection coefficient of the nickel mold increased from 1600 cd·lx−1·m−2 to 2100 cd·lx−1·m−2, and the surface energy of the PVC substrate reduced from 31.47 mN/m to 15.53 mN/m. Full article
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation on the Influences of Nanostructure Shape, Interfacial Adhesion Energy, and Mold Insert Material on the Demolding Process of Micro-Injection Molding
by Jin Yang, Can Weng, Jun Lai, Tao Ding and Hao Wang
Polymers 2019, 11(10), 1573; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11101573 - 27 Sep 2019
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In micro-injection molding, the interaction between the polymer and the mold insert has an important effect on demolding quality of nanostructure. An all-atom molecular dynamics simulation method was performed to study the effect of nanostructure shape, interfacial adhesion energy, and mold insert material [...] Read more.
In micro-injection molding, the interaction between the polymer and the mold insert has an important effect on demolding quality of nanostructure. An all-atom molecular dynamics simulation method was performed to study the effect of nanostructure shape, interfacial adhesion energy, and mold insert material on demolding quality of nanostructures. The deformation behaviors of nanostructures were analyzed by calculating the non-bonded interaction energies, the density distributions, the radii of gyration, the potential energies, and the snapshots of the demolding stage. The nanostructure shape had a direct impact on demolding quality. When the contact areas were the same, the nanostructure shape did not affect the non-bonded interaction energy at PP-Ni interface. During the demolding process, the radii of gyration of molecular chains were greatly increased, and the overall density was decreased significantly. After assuming that the mold insert surface was coated with an anti-stick coating, the surface burrs, the necking, and the stretching of nanostructures were significantly reduced after demolding. The deformation of nanostructures in the Ni and Cu mold inserts were more serious than that of the Al2O3 and Si mold inserts. In general, this study would provide theoretical guidance for the design of nanostructure shape and the selection of mold insert material. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Processing and Engineering)
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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Water Contact Angle of PVD Hard Coatings
by Yu-Sen Yang and Ting-Pin Cho
Materials 2013, 6(8), 3373-3386; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6083373 - 7 Aug 2013
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Various PVD (physical vapor deposition) hard coatings including nitrides and metal-doped diamond-like carbons (Me-DLC) were applied in plastic injection and die-casting molds to improve wear resistance and reduce sticking. In this study, nitrides hcp-AlN (hexagonal close-packed AlN), Cr2N, (CrAl)2N) [...] Read more.
Various PVD (physical vapor deposition) hard coatings including nitrides and metal-doped diamond-like carbons (Me-DLC) were applied in plastic injection and die-casting molds to improve wear resistance and reduce sticking. In this study, nitrides hcp-AlN (hexagonal close-packed AlN), Cr2N, (CrAl)2N) and Me-DLC (Si-DLC and Cr-DLC) coatings were prepared using a closed field unbalanced magnetron reactive sputtering system. The coatings were annealed in air for 2 h at various temperatures, after which the anti-sticking properties were assessed using water contact angle (WCA) measurements. The as-deposited hcp-AlN, Cr2N and (CrAl)2N coatings exhibit hydrophobic behavior and exhibit respective WCAs of 119°, 106° and 101°. The as-deposited Si-DLC and Cr-DLC coatings exhibit hydrophilic behavior and exhibit respective WCAs of 74° and 88°. The annealed Cr2N and (CrAl)2N coatings exhibit hydrophobic behavior with higher WCAs, while the annealed hcp-AlN, Si-DLC and Cr-DLC coatings are hydrophilic. The increased WCA of the annealed Cr2N and (CrAl)2N coatings is related to their crystal structure and increased roughness. The decreased WCA of the annealed hcp-AlN, Si-DLC and Cr-DLC coatings is related to their crystal structures and has little correlation with roughness. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Surface Coatings 2013)
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