Rheology MARS iQ Air

Thermo Scientific MARS iQ Air

University of Manchester

Rheometers apply torque to twist a material (rotation or oscillation) and measures its response; from such experiments, the viscosity (visco-) and stiffness (elastic) of the sample can be calculated. These viscoelastic properties can be related to temperature, time, or frequency. Rheology is able to provide information such as viscosity, storage/loss moduli, flow behavior, elasticity and recovery of a material.

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Description

Thermo
→ Temperature range: -5ºC to 200ºC (not to be used for melt rheology)
→ Geometries available:
⇒ Parallel plate (20mm dia, 35mm dia, 60mm dia)
⇒ Cone 2º (35mm dia, 60mm dia)
⇒ Cone 4º (35 mm dia, 60mm dia)
⇒ Serrated (35 mm dia)

Uses / Applications

The rheometer allows the rheology of polymer solutions to be understood. This can be used to relate the viscosity of a polymer to its molecular weight.
This can be applied to understanding polymer suspensions, such as commonly used in shampoos, conditioners etc.

Specification

Available temperature range between -150 °C and +450 °C
Changing the rheometer configuration between temperature chamber and other temperature module within 1 minute without additional tools or alignment
“View Assist” – Camera option for sample observation during tests
Maximum opening angle half-shells: >90 ° for convenient sample handling
Push and Pull functionality for convenient sample loading of DMTA bars
Selection of measuring geometries