When manufacturing polymer and rubber products, the parts are frequently exposed to cryogenic temperatures after molding or forming in order to improve the ability to remove excess material and flash. However, there has been very little investigation into the effect that cryogenic temperatures may have on polymers. As such, the goal of the research described herein is to examine the effect of this type of treatment on the properties of one such polymer, Nylon 6/6. More specifically, the temperature of the environment surrounding Nylon 6/6 is decreased at two different rates into the cryogenic temperature range, allowed to soak, and then returned to ambient. Whereupon the material properties of the treated Nylon are compared to baseline. This testing demonstrates that the exposure to the cold environment resulted in a decrease in the yield and ultimate tensile strength of the Nylon while leaving the area reduction and strain after necking roughly unchanged. Examination of the surface condition of the treated specimens did not bring to light corresponding cracking from the treatments, thereby indicated that the resultant change in mechanical behavior is likely caused by structural changes within the Nylon. Additional testing of the Nylon, with respect to frequency response, further demonstrated that exposure to cryogenic temperatures resulted in decreases in the Nylon’s natural response at the structure’s dominate mode. These initial findings indicate that the conventional technique of lowering a part’s temperature to enhance the ability to remove flash does, in fact, result in measurable changes in the mechanical behavior of the Nylon product.
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ASME 2017 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME/ASME 2017 6th International Conference on Materials and Processing
June 4–8, 2017
Los Angeles, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5073-2
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Analysis of Cryogenically Treated Sheet Nylon 6/6
Cody Reinstadtler,
Cody Reinstadtler
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
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Ihab Ragai
Ihab Ragai
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
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Derek Shaffer
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
Cody Reinstadtler
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
John T. Roth
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
Ihab Ragai
Penn State Erie, Erie, PA
Paper No:
MSEC2017-3039, V002T03A023; 8 pages
Published Online:
July 24, 2017
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Shaffer, D, Reinstadtler, C, Roth, JT, & Ragai, I. "Analysis of Cryogenically Treated Sheet Nylon 6/6." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME/ASME 2017 6th International Conference on Materials and Processing. Volume 2: Additive Manufacturing; Materials. Los Angeles, California, USA. June 4–8, 2017. V002T03A023. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2017-3039
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