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Viscometers and rheometers
News Release from: Benz Materials Testing Instruments | Subject: MV 2100
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 04 April 2003
Viscosity and curing of rubber and
plastics
Viscometer measures and records the viscosity of natural and synthetic rubber and plastic elastomers, including raw or compounded rubber
The new Benz Mooney Viscometer, MV 2100, measures and records the viscosity of natural and synthetic rubber and plastic elastomers, including raw or compounded rubber It is also used to determine the curing characteristics of compounded rubber
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 21 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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More than a simple viscometer, the Benz MV 2100 is a computer data acquisition system, with digital PID temperature controls, realtime display of torque vs time, data storage for statistical evaluation, and data manipulation.
It runs on Windows 95, 98, and 2000.
The MV 2100 accepts a sample of the elastomer, usually 11 grams, in a melt chamber and heats it to 100C.
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Pre-heating is timed to maintain consistency of initial viscosity readings.
The viscometerss serrated shearing disk, rotating at 2rpm and developing torque on the sample up to 200dN/M, causing the sample to flow.
The necessary amount of torque is measured and is read on an x-y graph on the personal computer monitor.
Measurements are recorded on the PC, using Benz's proprietary Benzwin 2000 software, which is included with the MV 2100.
When the sample's viscosity falls to a level reading, the engineer or quality control operator knows both the torque and the time required to reach that minimum viscosity.
Among other things, the level indicates if the compound has been properly mixed, with ingredients in their proper proportions.
The Benz MV 2100 also performs scorch tests in which, at 160C, the liquid sample cures.
The MV 2100 measures and records the amount of time a sample will last in a mold before it is scorched and its elastomeric properties are lost.
The Benz MV 2100 is also used to record stress relaxation, measuring the amount of stress energy (resilience) remains in a sample after the spinning rotor is stopped.
Plasticity is graphed and recorded in dN/M.
The Benz MV 2100 meets ASTM D1638 and other national and international standards.
Like other Benz elastomeric testing instruments, such as the Benz Brittle Point Tester and the Benz Melt Flow Tester, The Benz Mooney Viscometer is commonly used by companies manufacturing or testing chemical compounds, technical service centres, original equipment manufacturers and others concerned with product quality, consistency, safety and durability.
Constructed of aluminium and high strength steel, it requires 50x55cm of counter space and runs on 110V or 220V.
A 4bar air pressure system holds the sample chamber closed during the tests.
The Benz Mooney Viscometer MV 2100 costs about $25,000 and is available from the manufacturer.
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