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ACTIVITY 7: Ceramics Activity 7: Injection Moulding and Ceramics

This document describes an activity on ceramics and injection molding. The activity involves using clay as a mold and a syringe to inject plaster of paris to form figurines. Students will make molds with clay containers, inject plaster of paris mixture using a syringe, and allow it to set to produce molded figures. The document also defines injection molding as a fabrication method using molds to inject molten materials like plastic or metal, and ceramics as inorganic, brittle materials formed from metal/non-metal compounds at high temperatures like clay sculptures fired in a kiln.

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ACTIVITY 7: Ceramics Activity 7: Injection Moulding and Ceramics

This document describes an activity on ceramics and injection molding. The activity involves using clay as a mold and a syringe to inject plaster of paris to form figurines. Students will make molds with clay containers, inject plaster of paris mixture using a syringe, and allow it to set to produce molded figures. The document also defines injection molding as a fabrication method using molds to inject molten materials like plastic or metal, and ceramics as inorganic, brittle materials formed from metal/non-metal compounds at high temperatures like clay sculptures fired in a kiln.

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NAME: Phoebe Vanessa M Ramos Date: 09/11/2021

ACTIVITY 7: Ceramics
Activity 7: Injection Moulding and Ceramics
A. Objectives:
1. To imitate injection moulding using Clay as mould and Syringe as injector.
2. To know the injection moulding process.
3. To mould a figure made of Plaster of Paris.
4. To know the properties of Ceramics.

B. Materials:
1. Clay
2. Container
3. Plaster of Paris
4. Syringe
5. Water
6. Figurine (Pattern)
7. Straw or any tube
8. Tape 2 inch wide

C. Procedure:
Mold Making
1. Make 1 hole on the top portion of each container. Make sure that the straw or tube
will fit in the whole.
2. Insert the straw up to 4 inch inside the container.
3. Fill up each container with clay.
4. Place the Figurine/Pattern on the center of container 1
5. Get the container 2 and place in above the container 1 face down.
6. Press the containers tightly until no air is trapped inside the containers.
7. Slowly lift container 2 and remove the pattern.
1. rough the straw.
8. Place the 2 containers together and secure the sides by using tape. Make sure that the containers are
tightly bonded to avoid slipping or leakage of mixture.
MOLDING Process:
6. Mix enough amount of Plaster of paris with water. (Refer to the instruction box for the proper
proportion of plaster of paris to water.)
7. Using syringe transfer the mixture to the mold through the straw.
8. Fill up the mold until the mixture overflows the straw.
9. Wait for 1 hr for the mixture to solidify inside the mold.
10. After 1hr. slowly pull the containers apart.
11. Remove the Molded Figure.

D. Questions:
4. What is Injection Moulding?

- Injection molding is a method of fabricating items by injecting molten material into a mold.
Metals, glassware, elastomers, confections, and, most typically, thermoplastic and
thermosetting polymers are among the materials used in injection molding. Injection molding
creates various products, including familiar plastic objects like bottle caps and remote-control
casings, syringes, and other items. More oversized products, including automotive body
panels, are also routinely made with it. Injection molding is utilized when hundreds of millions
of identical components must be produced from a single mold.

5. How is injection Moulding done?

- The creation of the mold is the initial step in injection molding. Most molds from metal. Generally
aluminum or steel, to match the characteristics of the object they will manufacture. The material
for the component is put into a heated barrel and combined using a helical curved screw after the
mold maker has made the mold. Heating bands melt the material in the barrel, and the molten
metal or molten plastic is then fed into the mold cavity, where it cools and solidifies to fit the
mold's shape. The use of cooling lines that circulate water or oil from an external temperature
controller helps shorten the cooling period. Mold tools on plate molds open once the material has
been removed from the mold using ejector pins. A two-shot mold is a form of injection molding
that allows different materials into one component. This technique may provide plastic products a
softer feel, color apart, or create objects with varied performance characteristics. The form and
features of the element, the materials for the part and the mold, and the attributes of the injection
molding machine all demand careful design in the injection molding process. As a result, there are
several factors to consider during injection molding.

6. What is Ceramics?

- A ceramic is a non-metallic inorganic material composed of metal or non-metal compounds


formed and then hardened at high temperatures. They are complex, corrosion-resistant, and
brittle in general. Ceramics by molding clay, earthy materials, powders, and water mixes into
desired shapes. After the pottery, it is in a kiln, a high-temperature oven. Glazes are
ornamental, waterproof, paint-like substances that to ceramics.

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