ARC 2020 Capillary rheometer

Features：
Measures the viscosity and die swell of rubber and thermoplastic elastomers at high shear rates from 1 to 29,000 sec-1.
High maximum piston force of 15 kN.
Laser micrometer for die swell measurement.
Temperature range from 50°C （122°F） to 350°C （662°F）.
12.7 mm （0.5 in） barrel for easy rubber sample loading.
ASTM D5099.

ARC 2020 Specifications：
Shear Rate Range:                    1 to 29,000 sec
Tempera ture Range:                 RT to 350°C
Barrel Length:                           229 mm （9 in）
DC Servomotor Ram Rate:         0.03 to 650 mm/minute（0.001 to 23.6 in/minute）
Crosshead Forc e:                     0 to 15 kN （0 to 3370 lbf ） ±0.5% F/S
Pressure:                                  0 to 140,000 kPa （0 to 20,000 psi）±0.5% F/S
Las er Die Swell:                       ±0.003 mm
Measured Data:                         Pressure, force from load cell,ram rate, time, extrudate diameter
Calibra tion:                               Automatic
Calculated Data:                        Shear stress, shear rate, η, % die swell, Bagley correction, 
                                                Rabinowicz correction                                              Reports & Export Files:              Numerous formats including Excel spreadsheet

ARC 2020 Specifications ：
Electrica :    115 VAC ±10%, 60 ±3 Hz,10-amp single phase or 230 VAC ±10%, 50 ±3 Hz,5-                   amp single phase                                                                          Dimensions: Width 49 cm （19 in）,depth 56 cm （22 in）,height 150 cm （59 in）
Weight:        Net 136 kg （300 lb）,gross 160 kg （350 lb）

Performance：
Measure viscosity and die swell of mixed rubber at high shear rates.
Predict processability of mixed rubber used in calendaring,milling, extrusion, and molding.
Good test sensitivity to mixing errors or compound changes.
Suitable for quality control or research and development.

Options：
Eclipse software systems for LIMS.
Easy change barrel for plastics （9.5505 mm diameter）.
Die diameters:
               0.75 mm – 2 to 29,000 sec-1.
               1.00 mm – 1 to 14,000 sec-1.
               1.50 mm – 0.2 to 4000 sec-1.
               2.00 mm – 0.1 to 1400 sec-1.
Die L/Ds: 1 to 30.