Temperature, mold-cavity interface (transient) result

The Temperature, mold-cavity interface (transient) result shows how the temperature at the interface between the mold and the cavity changes over the duration of the cycle.

Using this result

Use this result to monitor the temperature of the mold as it is affected by the temperature of the plastic in the cavity during the injection cycle. This result enables you to decide whether the cooling channels are cooling effectively, and whether their placement will affect cycle time and part warpage. If there are hot or cool spots, you may need to adjust the cooling channels, or coolant temperature. Cooling channel placement and the thermal conductivity of the mold will affect the temperature variations.

Tip: You can create an XY plot of the transient mold-cavity interface temperature, on any given node, to see how the temperature at that node varies with time. Click on Results in the Results pane of the Home tab, then click (New Plot > Plot) and scroll down to the result. Remember to change the Plot type to XY plot.

Things to look for

When viewing the Temperature, mold-cavity interface (transient) result, watch for the following.

Parent topic: Cool analysis results