Knowledge Base - Rheology
On this page we offer information about polymer and elastomer rheological topics.
Polymer
MFI
Melt flow index testing
Melt flow index testing. Measuring the mass of polymer that passes through a specific capillary in ten minutes, under controlled pressure and temperature.
Rg
Knowledge – Rheology – Corrections with the Rheometer
Corrections to get true Shear Rate and Shear Stress.
Moisture
Knowledge – Rheology – MFI – Moisture
Influence of Moisture content for PET in Melt Index Testing
Elastomer
LAOS
Knowledge – Rheology – Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear
Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear. Expanded ability to characterize polymers and polymer mixtures with FFT delivers high selectivity.
Related Products
MFI
GÖTTFERT – Melt Flow Indexers
Melt flow indexers mi2, MI-3, mi40 and Mi-Robo from GÖTTFERT are meeting the highest customer expectations.
Online Rheo
GÖTTFERT – Online Rheometer
Online-Rheometers from GÖTTFERT for realtime process information on the rheological and molecular structure of polymers.
X-trude
GÖTTFERT – Laboratory Extruders
Laboratory Extruders from GÖTTFERT- an open Platform for rheological Online Analysis.