Thursday, 13 August 2020

Why Oxidation Induction Time Test Had Been So Popular Till Now?

Oxidation Induction time test plays a crucial role in niches such as pipes and plastic manufacturing. The test involves exposing the sample to oxygen under high temperature. This will create a shock condition environment to observe the time taken by the sample to spoil. This test is vital for determining the time taken by a particular sample to blight.

This testing device can be used in parallel to polymer testing equipments to test the standards of the samples in the pipes and plastic industry. Few laboratories that deal with flat surface testing also use such test for certifying the standards of the sample.

The machines come with a touch screen that will allow complete and easy control of oxygen and nitrogen. The machine comes with a compact high-temperature chamber for oxidation that can accurately maintain temperature, due to the presence of PID controlled sensor. Generally, the temperature is controlled digitally, through a gas flow meter setting. The device is designed in such a way that heating speed from fifty-degree centigrade to test the temperature with a speed of 20 degrees per minute, with a variation of 2 degrees.

The other attractive feature is that display and a hard copy of delta temperature vs time graph along with oxidation induction time result are possible with ease if the equipment is connected with a PC. The results are quite reliable mainly because the report contains all details from the party’s name and address to date and batch number. It would also include a sample weight, set temperature, start time, finish time, gas flow etc.

The oxidation test requires only 8 to 10 mg of polymer mixed with antioxidant for completion of the sensitive test conducted under stringent conditions. It is recommended to test this equipment for temperature calibration with metals like INDIUM that has fixed melting point.

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