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Designed to measure specifically the VICAT softening point of polymers on six independent test stations using heated contact surfaces instead of oil.
This technique allows testing to be performed up to 500°C.
Cooling time is halved compared to the traditional oil based systems. This allows for rapid turn-around of testing on the instrument and makes it particularly interesting for production and quality testing.
Available as a stand-alone instrument, controlled by microprocessor and soft-touch keyboard, the VICAT 500-D may also be PC controlled using the dedicated software VisualTHERM.
Meets ISO, ASTM, 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).