Reinforced-plastic soluble-core molding

Both shape and design details are heavily process related. The ability to mold ribs, for example, may depend on material flow during a process or on the flowability of a plastic reinforced with glass. The ability to produce hollow shapes depends on the ability to use removable cores, including air, fusible or soluble solids, and even sand. Hollow shapes can also be produced using cores that remain in the product, such as foam inserts in RTM or metal inserts in IM. 

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