ASTM-D1238 Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer

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Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
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1.1 This test method covers measurement of the rate of extrusion of molten resins through a die of a specified length and diameter under prescribed conditions of temperature, load, and piston position in the barrel as the timed measurement is being made.

1.2 Procedure A is a manual cutoff operation based on time used for materials having flow rates that fall generally between 0.15 and 50 g/10 min. Procedure B is an automatically timed flow rate measurement used for materials having flows from 0.50 to 900 g/10 min. By both procedures, the piston travel is generally the same during the timed measurement; the piston foot is about 46 and 20.6 mm above the die. Comparable flow rates have been obtained by these procedures in interlaboratory round-robin measurements of several materials described in 12.1. Provision is made for calculation of melt volume-flow rate as well as melt mass-flow rate.

Note 1—Round-robin testing indicates this test method may be suitable at flow rates up to 1500 g/10 min if the timing clock resolves the elapsed time to the nearest 0.01 s.

Note 2—This test method and ISO 1133-1991 are technically equivalent.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address 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. Specific precautionary statements are given in Note 10, Note 26, and Note 29.

Keywords

melt flow rate; melt index; volume flow rate; ICS Number Code 83.080.20 (Thermoplastic materials)

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08.01 (Plastics (I): D256 - D3159)

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Document Number

ASTM-D1238-23A

Revision Level

2023A EDITION

Status

Current

Modification Type

Revision

Publication Date

Dec. 6, 2023

Document Type

Test Method

Committee Number

D20.30