Mooney Viscometer |
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Features |
Mooney Viscometer is a shearing disk Viscometer, designed for accurate measurement of viscosity, scorch time and cure rates of the elastomers.
The instrument consists of flat, cylindrical disk, driven by a motor to rotate slowly and continuously in one direction. This disk is embedded into elastomer specimen which is confined in a heated die cavity maintained at specified temperature and kept closed by a specified force. As the disk rotates its experiences a shear strain. This resistance to rotation offered by the elastomer is shearing viscosity which is proportional to mean absolute viscosity of the specimen.
Normally a preheat period is given to the elastomer following which the disk starts to rotate. An initial high viscosity is recorded and then as the viscosity also decreases, to a minimum value Viscosity obtained with large rotor are approximately twice those of small rotor.
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The viscosity is reported as under: |
- Method of sample preparation
- Mooney viscosity number
- Rotor size
- Preheat time
- Time interval to viscosity reading
- Temperature of test
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Typical test results are stated as under: 50ML(l+4)100C |
Where, |
- 50M = Viscosity in mooney units
- L = Large rotor (for small replace it with 'S')
- l =Preheat time in minutes
- 4 = Time in minutes after starting the motor at which the reading is taken
- 100C = Test temperature
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Features of Software and Hardware |
- Cromtech India will provide a unit on the Mooney Viscometer which will interface between computer and Mooney Viscometer
- Delete Option (Stock, Batch No.)
- Provision Quality Gates (pass/ fail criteria)
- Statistical Analysis (Sigma, Range, Mean, Standard Deviation)
- Output data Reports - VI, VM, ML(1+4), ML(1+8), T5, T35, T30, Stop Time, End Temp and Status, Cp, Cpk, Values (Bar Graph)
- User Friendly Software Windows based
- Temperature Graph will appear along with Mooney Graph
- Huge Capacity of Data Storage and Retrieval
- Color Printout
- Flexible Testing timings
- On line display of Mooney vs Time graph
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Technical Specifications |
Mooney Measuring Range: |
0 to 200 MU. |
Pre-Heat Time: |
0 to 10 minutes |
Mooney measurements: |
Choice of 3 readings |
Standards: |
According to ASTM D1646, ISO269 |
Rotor Size: |
Large and Small |
Rotor Speed: |
2.0+0.02 r.p.m. |
Drive Motor: |
Synchronuous geared motor. |
Temperature: |
PT-100 Microprocessor Controlled. |
Calibrated Range: |
50°C to 200°C Independent Upper and Lower Platen Control. |
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Temperature Control: |
Accuracy ±0.5°C |
Torque Transducer: |
Reaction Torque Sensor. Four Arm temperature compensated semi-conducter strain guage bridge |
Recording & Display: |
Computer controlled testing. At the end of the test, the computer calculates the results automatically and displays it |
Printed Data: |
Colour Inkjet Printer |
Main Power Supply: . |
AC 175V ~ 275V, 50 Hz, 20A max. |
Compressed Air Supply: |
60 psi (4.2 Kg/sq.cm) minimum operating pressure
(Air compressor is to be user's own requirement) |
Environment: |
Dust free reasonably controlled. |
Dimensions |
Main Panel: 56x22x24 inches; Computer System - table top |
Net Wieght |
Approx. 205 Kgs |
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