Crystallization

An essential requirement for improving injection molding simulation is the incorporation of crystallization effects. In Section 5.3.5, we remarked that the use of a single no-flow or transition temperature is unjustified for semi-crystallinematerials. It can lead to errors in fill pattern prediction and calculation of shrinkage and warpage. Moreover, if we are to be able to predict properties of semi-crystalline materials after molding, and when subjected to variable environments, we need to incorporate crystallization calculations explicitly.