TY  - JOUR
T1  - Behaviour of Silver Streaks after Plating on ABS Plastics
AU - Sreedharan, J. AU - Manimaran, C. AU - Velumani, V. AU - Jeevanantham, A.K. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 24
SP  - 10442
EP  - 10447
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.10442.10447
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.10442.10447
KW  - streaks
KW  -injection molding
KW  -silver streaks
KW  -ABS
KW  -Plating on plastics
KW  -gate size
KW  -raw material
AB  - 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.
ER  -