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RPA elite/flex
Rubber Process Analyzers
Operation Features
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Technical Specifications
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Accessories
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Standards
- ISO 6502 – Guide to the use of curemeters
- ISO 13145 – Determination of viscosity and stress relaxation using a rotorless sealed shear rheometer
- ASTM D5289 – Standard test method for rubber property – Vulcanization using rotorless cure meters
- ASTM D6048 – Standard practice for stress relaxation testing of raw rubber, unvulcanized rubber compounds, and thermoplastic elastomers
- ASTM D6204 – Standard test method for rubber – Measurement of unvulcanized rheological properties using rotorless shear rheometers
- ASTM D6601 – Standard test method for rubber properties – Measurement of cure and after cure dynamic properties using a rotorless shear rheometer
- ASTM D7050 – Standard practice for rubber from natural sources sampling and sorting bales based on predicted processing properties
- ASTM D7605 – Standard test method for thermoplastic elastomers – Measurement of polymer melt rheological properties and congealed dynamic properties using rotorless shear rheometers
- ASTM D8059 – Standard test method for rubber compounds – Measurement of unvulcanized dynamic strain softening (Payne effect) using sealed cavity rotorless shear rheometers
- DIN 53529 – Testing of rubber and elastomers; measurement of vulcanization characteristics (curometry); evaluation of cross-linking isotherms in terms of reaction kinetics
Literature
Brochures
- Rubber Testing. – TA Instruments.
- Rubber Testing Instruments. RPA elite, RPA flex, MDR one, Mooney. Site Preparation Guide. Revision B. – TA Instruments, 2020.
Application Notes
- Block Co-polymers TPR Characterization by Oscillatory Rheology : RT001. – TA Instruments.
- Rubber Testing with DMA Instruments : RT002. – TA Instruments.
- Characterizing Mixing Stability Differences in Butadiene Rubbers : RT004. – TA Instruments.
- Troubleshooting Extrusion Instabilities with a Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) : RT005. – TA Instruments.
- Using the Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS) Method to Characterize Polymer Long Chain Branching : RT006. – TA Instruments.
- Direct Measurement of Steady-Shear Viscosity at High Shear Rates Using RPA : RT007. – TA Instruments.
- Using the TA Instruments Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) to Optimize Mastication : RT008. – TA Instruments.
Webinars
- Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) for Elastomer and Compound Development and Quality Control
- Advanced Rheological Measurements of Polymers & Rubber Compounds
- Polymer Properties for Compound Formulation: Determining Polymers That Lead to Successful Products
- Isothermal Test Preparation for RPA flex & RPA elite Instruments
- Payne Effect Test for RPA elite & RPA flex
- Frequency Sweep Tests for RPA flex and RPA elite
- Rubber Sample Preparation for RPA and MDR
Video