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When overmolding an insert made of a thermoplastic (TP)  with another TP, there are some basic rules to follow to ensure and get a (relative) good adhesion. Besides some chemical, thermal and rheology compatibility/similarity (when overmolding dissimilar materials), the most important one is to get a local melting at the interface to favor the polymer chains entanglement and therefore get a real bond (not just a sticking).  It is possible using a rather simple approach to assess qualitatively if we can get a good bond (or not). In case a quantitative strength is required, for instance in the overall performances of the assembly, FEA can be used with more advanced approaches.

This is briefly discussed in this document.

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