In injection molding, cracking of plastic products is a headache vexing problem. It's quite common for metal inserts to crack when used with rigid plastics.
This is due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficients between the metal inserts and plastics, with the insert's temperature being much lower than that of the material. The insert can only transfer temperature through the material, but it cools down rapidly. If the cooling rate surpasses the plastic's limit, the metal will crack during mold removal.
Therefore, to avoid this, preheating the metal insert before injection molding is necessary to adjust the thermal expansion coefficient difference between the insert and plastic.