Examples of use:

• Rheological properties and viscosities of coatings, adhesives, suspensions, dispersions, emulsions, liquids, polymer solutions and polymer melts
• Static shear tests and dynamic-mechanical tests
• Flow behaviour
• Deformation stability
• Creep behaviour, stress relaxation behaviour
• Thixotropy, rheopexy

Device configuration:

• Air-bearing rheometer for product development and research
• Shear stress and deformation controlled rheometer
• Frequency range: 10^-5 – 10² Hz
• Temperature range: -40°C - 200°C (Peltier element)
• Shear rate range: 10^-5 – 10⁴ s^-1
• Measuring system: plate-plate 25mm + 60 mm
• UV measuring chamber