LECO Solutions for Plastics

Application Notes

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• Determination of Ash in Various Plastics and Plastic Blends

  Determining the filler content of plastic is an important aspect of quality control monitoring. Ash is the inorganic remainder that is left after heating a polymer at high temperatures to remove the presence of water and organic matter. Therefore, the ash content of a plastic is reflective of the relative filler content in that plastic and can be used as a quality control parameter. The standard test method for ash content analysis is thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

• Determination of Nitrogen in Plastics

  The determination of Nitrogen is crucial in the material characterization and quality control procedures for the manufacturing and molding process of plastic materials. The LECO FP928 is a Nitrogen determinator that utilizes an automated Dumas combustion method and provides accurate and precise results in approximately five minutes. This eliminates involved sample preparation and the use of hazardous materials resulting in a cost-effective method for the quality control of plastic production.

• Determination of Ash in Polystyrene

  Determination of Ash in Polystyrene

• Determination of Ash in Polyethylene

• Determination of Ash in Polypropylene

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