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Physical Properties

Determination of thermal, mechanical, interfacial, optical and electrical properties

Product Safety Data and Thermal Analysis

  • Flash point, DSC (melting, boiling, decomposition), TGA and simultaneous methods

Rheology and Mechanics

  • Viscosity and elasticity, temperature dependency, intrinsic viscosity (molecular weight), texture and tack, tensile tests and bending, impact, low- / high-pressure capillary rheometer

Interfacial Properties

  • Surface tension, interfacial tension, contact angle, surfactant classification

General Physical Parameters

  • Refractive index, density, conductivity

Innovation Enablers

  • Reaction control through viscosity, rheology, density measurements
  • Stability and aging by measuring rheological parameters
  • General physical data for customs, registration and regulations according to OECD guidelines
  • Supporting and extending IP claims by new method development to gain additional insights into product properties

Physical Techniques

  • Rheology
  • Thermal analysis (TGA/DSC)
  • Density
  • Surfactant classification
  • Mechanical polymer properties
  • Sieve analysis
  • Viscosity
  • Capillary rheology
  • Zeta potential
  • Contact angle (Roll off angle)
  • Surface tension
  • Differential scanning calorimetry
  • Flash point
  • Phase transition (melting point, boiling point, crystallisation)
  • Powder density
  • Calculated physical values

 

Physical Properties Technical Sheets

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