Compression-Induced Solidification: A Novel Processing Technique for Precise Thermoplastic Optical Components with Negligible Internal Stresses

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</svg></td><td align="center">270</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Test temperature (high mold temperature) <svg height="12.9125" id="M14" style="vertical-align:-1.95624pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 5.3249998 12.9125" width="5.3249998" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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</svg></td><td align="center">170</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Adapting time <svg height="12.9125" id="M16" style="vertical-align:-1.95624pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 16.612499 12.9125" width="16.612499" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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</svg></td><td align="center">360</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Demolding temperature (low mold temperature) <svg height="12.9125" id="M20" style="vertical-align:-1.95624pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 5.3249998 12.9125" width="5.3249998" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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</svg></td><td align="center">100</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Experimental settings for CIS with varying adapting time.

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Table 3: Compression-Induced Solidification: A Novel Processing Technique for Precise Thermoplastic Optical Components with Negligible Internal Stresses 

Table 3 | Compression-Induced Solidification: A Novel Processing Technique for Precise Thermoplastic Optical Components with Negligible Internal Stresses 