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Polymeric parts have been increasingly used in various engineering fields. The performance of polymeric parts is significantly affected by working-environment-induced aging. In this paper, an ultrasonic-vibration-assisted injection molding system was designed and utilized to fabricate polymeric parts from isotactic polypropylene (iPP) using different processing conditions. The natural aging experiments were performed to age the fabricated iPP parts for one year. The effects of key process parameters as well as ultrasound power on the microstructures and the mechanical properties of the iPP parts after aging were systematically investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared analysis, scanning electron microscope imaging, and tensile testing. It is found that both the microstructures and the tensile strength of the iPP parts deteriorate with the increasing aging time. In addition, the crystallinity and the tensile strength decrease with the increasing melt temperature but increase with the increasing mold temperature in a given range and holding pressure. The increase in ultrasound power leads to an increase in crystallinity. However, when the ultrasound power is over 200 W, the tensile strength of the aged iPP parts decreases, which indicates that high ultrasound power may not form optimal condensed microstructures with excellent anti-aging capacity.

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Investigation on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene Parts Fabricated by Different Process Conditions with Different Aging Periods