The two main MFI test standards are ASTM D1238 - “Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer” and ISO1133 – “Determination of the Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) and ...

In the field of plastic processing, melt viscosity and melt strength are two critically important yet often confused core ...

Among the first instruments plastics molders, extruders, and compounders are likely to consider when outfitting a new lab is a melt-flow indexer or “melt indexer.” Known as an extrusion plastometer in ...

The new ASTM D1238 release supports automatic control of the pre-compacting, preheating and measurement phases for maximum accuracy and efficiency— ZwickRoell's Aflow is ready! KENNESAW, Ga., May 1, ...

Struktol Company of America highlights its innovative VMO Series, an advanced family of melt flow modifiers designed to ...

Using rheology to sort post-consumer plastics into their most appropriate applications can increase recyclability.

A new class of highflow polycarbonate copolymers meets or exceeds the physical and mechanical properties of traditional materials with better molding characteristics Polycarbonate materials based on ...

Figure 1: A comparison of experimental and numerical results. Past theoretical work predicts that melt bands emerge perpendicular to the direction of the maximum rate of extensional strain. This ...