The Oil-Free Measurement Principle

Vicat Dry instruments are designed to determine the Vicat softening temperature (VST) and are primarily used in research and development, goods inwards checks and production monitoring. The oil-free measurement principle ensures clean, odor-free working conditions. The test sequence is completely automatic. Different versions of the instrument are available, with two or six testing stations according to requirements.

Advantages

• no fiddling with weights - loading is performed automatically
• convenient PC control
• instrument cools down quickly, assisted by a cryostat with closed coolant circuit
• easy displacement calibration using gage-blocks
• space-saving
• small specimens are easy to handle
• rapid re-cooling enables significant increase in throughput compared with oil Vicat tests

Applications

Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST)

• of thermoplastics as per ISO 306