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Standard Test Method for Flow Rates for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) with Molecular Structural Implications
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Scope
1.1 This test method is an extension of Test Method D 1238 specific to the measurement of flow rates of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) compounds while detecting and controlling various polymer instabilities associated with the flow rate.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.
Significance and Use
This test method is useful for quality-control tests on PVC compounds having a wide range of melt viscosities. Measurements are made at shear rates close to 1 s−1.
In addition to the properties mentioned in Test Method D 1238
The sensitivity of this test method makes it useful for correlating with processing conditions and as an aid in predicting changes in processing. However, as a one-point measure of flow relative to shear rate, its one drawback is that the same PVC melt flow values can be obtained for materials having different processibility; the chance of this happening is minimized, however, if the compounds are similar in composition.
Correlations with a wide range of processing conditions have supported the conclusions that little or no change in composition occurs during the test. Thus, this test is able to detect and follow profound changes which occur during extrusion, injection molding, milling, or mixing. These changes are due to three types of measured instability in polymers:
5.4.1 Thermal instability due to temperature effect.
5.4.2 Shear instability due to breaking of polymer bonds.
5.4.3 Rheological instability due to nonuniform distributions of widely different viscosity or molecular weight elements.
5.4.4 Thus, implications with respect to PVC molecular structural changes can be detected and predicted.
Keywords
chain shearing; crosslinking; degradation; fragmentation; melt flow rate; poly(vinyl chloride); rheology; shear instability; ICS Number Code 83.080.20 (Thermoplastic materials)
To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:
08.02 (Plastics (II): D3222 - D5083)
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83.080.20 (Thermoplastic materials)
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Document Number
ASTM-D3364-99(2004)
Revision Level
1999 R04 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Reapproval
Publication Date
Dec. 1, 2004
Document Type
Test Method
Page Count
4 pages
Committee Number
D20.30