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ArticlePolymers2026

Warpage of Injection-Moulded Thin Plates: Numerical Evaluation of Simulation Strategies and Experimental Validation.

Tomaž Kastelic, Nikolaj Mole, Gašper Cafuta, Bojan Starman, Miroslav Halilovič

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tomaž KastelicCafuta d.o.o., Kalce 5j, SI-1370 Logatec, Slovenia.
Nikolaj MoleFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-1987-2787
Gašper CafutaCafuta d.o.o., Kalce 5j, SI-1370 Logatec, Slovenia.
Bojan StarmanFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-2875-7075
Miroslav HalilovičFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1922-930X

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Abstract

This study presents an experimental and numerical investigation of warpage in injection-moulded ABS plates, with emphasis on the influence of modelling assumptions and residual stress development on warpage prediction. Two sets of processing conditions with different mould-temperature balances were investigated experimentally, and warpage was measured using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Filling and packing were simulated using Moldex3D, while warpage was predicted using two integrated Moldex3D solvers and a coupled Moldex3D-Abaqus thermomechanical approach. Although identical thermal input data were used, the three approaches produced noticeably different warpage predictions. The Moldex3D enhanced solver consistently over-predicted warpage magnitude, while the Moldex3D nonlinear solver captured the nonlinear effects but showed unrealistic localised deformation. The thermomechanical approach predicted the warpage shape more accurately for both parameter sets and showed the closest overall agreement with the experimental results.

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Abaqusinjection mouldingmodelling assumptionsMoldex3Dresidual stressesthermomechanical simulationwarpage

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PMID42280522
PMCPMC13259160

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