Seminar Overview:
ASTM D20 Committee on Plastics supports more than 800 protocols that have been authored, vetted, periodically reviewed, and conscientiously maintained in order to provide a universal platform for evaluating polymeric materials and products. D20 is a balanced committee comprised of material suppliers, users, and representatives of general interest cohorts…all working together to ensure the availability and relevance of testing and performance standards.
This one-day seminar, sponsored by the Berkshire Innovation Center, will review:
• Development of an ASTM standard
• ASTM & ISO relationship
• Representative ASTM standards
o Mechanical properties:
Tensile, Flexural, Hardness, Creep, and Impact
o Thermal properties:
DTUL, Tg, and Flammability
o Rheological
Solution techniques
Torque rheometry
Melt viscosity
• Melt Index/Melt Flow Rate
• Capillary
• Cone & Plate and Parallel Plate
Solid properties
• Dynamic mechanical behavior
• Available resources for trouble shooting
Who should attend this seminar:
• Quality control personnel
• Technical Sales and Support staff dealing with customer QC concerns
• Purchasing agents…personnel reviewing competitive products, resin grades, commercial compounds
• Design engineers…interpreting material suppliers’ data sheets
