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'Explosive structuring' textures mold surfaces. (Advanced in Automotive Materials).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2002

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The conventional method of making a plastic part with a natural surface texture, such as a leather grain or leaf pattern, is to engrave or etch the pattern into the mold. "Explosive structuring" is a potential alternative to these time-consuming and expensive methods, says Gunter Helferich, a scientist in the Polymer Engineering Dept., Fraunhofer Institut Chemische Technologie (ICT), Pfinztal, Germany.

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Helferich, who works on mold technology and surface modification at ICT, described the process at the SAE 2002 World Congress. An object with the required surface texture ...

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Manufacturing Industry

'Explosive structuring' textures mold surfaces. (Advanced in Automotive Materials).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2002

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