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Plastic decorative materials can exhibit high strength and metallic reflection with metal coatings. Chrome plating is generally preferred in the production of decorative plastic parts in the automotive industry. In this study, the effect of injection molding processing parameters on the metal\u2013polymer adhesion of chrome-plated acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) was investigated. The ABS-based front grille frames are fabricated by means of using an industrial-scale injection molding machine. Then, the fabricated ABS-based front grille frame was plated with chrome by means of the electroplating method. The metal\u2013polymer adhesion was investigated as a function of the injection molding processing parameters by means of a cross-cut test and scanning electron microscope (SEM). As a result, it was determined that the optimal injection process parameters, a cooling time of 18 s, a mold temperature of 70 \u00b0C, injection rates of 45-22-22-20-15-10 mm\/s, and packing pressures of 110-100-100 bar, were effective in enhancing polymer\u2013metal adhesion for the ABS-based front grille frame.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/polym17131787","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]],"date-time":"2025-06-30T05:00:37Z","timestamp":1751259637000},"page":"1787","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Effect of Injection Molding Processing Parameters on Chrome-Plated Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene-Based Automotive Parts: An Industrial Scale"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yunus Emre","family":"Polat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ALBA Plastic Industry and Trade Inc., TOSB Organized Industrial Zone, 1st Avenue, 13th Street, No. 4, \u015eekerp\u0131nar, 41420 \u00c7ay\u0131rova, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mustafa","family":"Oksuz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Polymer Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, 77200 Yalova, Turkey"},{"name":"Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0615-8944","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aysun","family":"Ekinci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Materials and Materials Processing Technologies, Yalova Vocational School, Yalova University, 77200 Yalova, Turkey"},{"name":"Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, 51100 Nigde, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1806-0330","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Murat","family":"Ates","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Degirmenalti Campus, 59030 Tekirdag, Turkey"},{"name":"Nanochem Polymer Energy Company, Silahtaraga Mah., University 1st Street, Number: 13\/1 Z102, 59860 Tekirdag, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1592-3102","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ismail","family":"Aydin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rheology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34320 Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"025019","DOI":"10.1088\/2051-672X\/add756","article-title":"Texture, gloss and color variation and perceived quality of surfaces\u2014The challenge with sustainable plastic materials in car interior design","volume":"13","author":"Bergman","year":"2025","journal-title":"Surf. 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