www.davidson.com.au - Ceast Polymer Testing Solutions

Instrument for determining the Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT), and Vicat Softening Point (Vicat) for thermoplastic materials.
The test specimens are heated using a circulating oil bath that can be used up to 300°C.
The instrument has three independent working stations, each with its own linear LVDT transducer.
Each station is equipped with a thermocouple to record the local temperature.
The instrument is controlled by microprocessor, and may be connected to a PC for data handling using the VisualTHERM software.
Meets ISO 75/1.2, ASTM, DIN, ANFOR and other standards.

CEAST program for measuring of the thermal properties of materials include a wide range of instruments and with particular reference to the determination of the HDT (heat deflection temperature) and the Vicat softening temperature, CEAST is proposing a new generation of instruments, oil free, able to test materials at temperatures up to 500°C. These instruments (Vicat 500-D, HDT Vicat 500 Aloxide) were designed to meet the growing demand for testing on the new advanced high performances materials appeared on the market (i.e. PEEK).