s and their correlation with the parts’ mechanical properties.Р3.5. Fiber orientation in molded partsРSmall specimens were cut out from the middle of molded parts in order to observe their fiber orientation. The position of the specimen for the fiber orientation observation is as shown in Fig. 3. All specimen surfaces were polished and gold sputtered before observation. Fig. 16 shows the microstructure of the water-assisted injection posite parts. The measured result suggests that the fiber orientation distribution in water-assisted injection molded parts is quite different from that of conventional injection ity. As is usually encountered in semi-crystalline thermoplastics,a higher degree of crystallization means a lower molded parts.In conventional injection molded parts, two regions are