Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

kast

English translation:

warpage; shrinkage

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Aug 28, 2013 09:20
11 yrs ago
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Danish term

kast

Danish to English Tech/Engineering Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) injection molding
In the field of injection molding.

Here is a couple of examples, for context.

"Ensartet afkøling reducerer risikoen for kast (deformitet)"

"så man med det blotte øje kan se eventuelle kast."

The text itself defines it as "deformities," however is there a specific term used in the field of injection molding for this.
Proposed translations (English)
4 warpage

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warpage

Warpage can be defined as a dimensional distortion in a molded product after it is ejected from the mold at the end of the injection molding process.

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Note added at 4 days (2013-09-01 16:00:32 GMT) Post-grading
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I wouldn't be so sure about shrinkage. These are two different things, and I think that (only) warpage fits here.

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Note added at 4 days (2013-09-01 19:08:40 GMT) Post-grading
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Most of my dictionaries also give both options; nevertheless, there is a difference. As one website puts it, uniform change in size is normally called shrink, and nonuniform change in size causes warp (Google warpage vs shrinkage for details).
Note from asker:
Thanks Egor for your additional note, and for your help here. About "shrinkage" - I agree with your comment, however in the context of the document I was working on, what they were referring to was deformities in the form os shrkinkage. (perhaps the term was misused here).
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