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plasticize
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plasticize [′plas·tə‚sīz]
(engineering)
To soften a material to make it plastic or moldable by adding a plasticizer or by using heat.


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The injection unit is a Super FIFO (first in, first out) type that is said to allow very fast compound changing, a fixed feeding point, high plasticization rate, high injection pressure, excellent temperature control, complete pull back of the screw and easy screw changing, according to the literature.
A small automatic, hydraulic injection molding machine, designated GM 10 and manufactured by Hahn & Kolb, Stuttgart, Germany, is reported to be the first small injection molder for thermoplastic materials employing rapid cycling, efficient plasticization, and self-acting nozzle closure.
Studies conducted on the water sorption of dental materials indicate that excessive water uptake may cause a decrease in mechanical strength, distortion, and depression of the glass transition temperature [25] due to plasticization, solvation, reversible rupture of weak inter-chain bonds and irreversible disruption of the polymer matrix [26].
 
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