This tester adapts the air circulating heating system to test the heat resistance of plastic (usually super engineering plastic) up to 500 °C.
The specimen racks are made by glass quartz to prevent measuring disturbances due to the deflections of the racks itself.
Reference Standards
JIS K7191-1、K7206、ASTM D648、D1525、ISO 75-1,306
- Features
- - Fully automatic heat distortion temperature (DTUL) testing.
- - Supports VICAT softening temperature (VST) testing.
- - Equipped with a robotic sample-handling system.
- - Allows continuous testing of up to 120 samples.
- - Enables test condition settings through PC software.
- - Evaluates the heat resistance of plastic materials.
- - Provides efficient and consistent testing with reduced manual operation.
- Number of Test Stations: 3 stations
- Temperature: Max. 500℃ (Air chamber, nitrogen purging unit)
- Heating Rate: 120 ± 10℃/hr, 50 ± 5℃/hr
- Cooling System: Air cooling by propeller fans (2 fans)
- Flexural Stress: 1.80 MPa, 0.45 MPa, 8.0 MPa (JIS/ISO)
- 1.82 MPa, 0.455 MPa (ASTM)
- Displacement Measurement
- Sensor type: LVDT (resolution 1/1,000 mm, stroke length 0–4 mm)
- Span Between Supports: 64 ± 1 mm, 100 ± 2 mm
- PC Software: Available for Windows
- Applications
- Suitable for evaluating the heat distortion temperature and VICAT softening temperature of plastic materials. Ideal for plastic manufacturing industries, research laboratories, material testing facilities, and quality control departments requiring automated, high-volume testing.