Application Note: Moisture Determination of Different Plastic Granules

plastic moisture

Plastics are an important parameter in manufacturing and accurate measurement of plastics is essential for quality assurance. Moisture can impact the processability of the majority of plastics and if plastics are moulded or processed with moisture content which is out with the accepted range, then defects can occur, both structurally or visually.

In this application note, we determine the moisture of different plastic granulates using Precisa’s XM60/EM120 Halogen moisture analyser.

Precisa moisture analysis XM60/EM120 Halogen

*Can be conducted using the XM50, XM60-HR & XM66

Description:Different plastics granulates
Utensils:Aluminium pan, pipette
Preparation:Spread thinly on pan
Sample weight (+/-10%):10g
Temperature program:   standard

 

Material PCPPPA6 ABS
Temperature: 125 °C105 °C 80 °C125 °C
Stop Criteria:2d/90s
HR 20d/90s
2d/90s
HR 20d/90s
2d/60s
HR 20d/60s
2d/60s
HR 20d/60s
Moisture:
(average of 3)
0.33 %0.11 %0.18 %0.16 %
Standard Deviation (+/-):0.011 %0.017 %0.014 %0.015%
Average analysis time:10 min10 min10 min10 min
Reference:0.30 %0.11 %0.18 % 0.16 %

 

Download our Moisture Analysis Application Note

You can download the complete application note as a PDF: MA0704 Plastics App Note

Precisa Moisture Analyser XM60 and Precisa Moisture Analyser EM120

Precisa Moisture Analyser XM60/EM120

To find out more about our Series 330 XM or our Series 365EM for moisture analysis, then please don’t hesitate to contact our sales and marketing team. They’ll be pleased to discuss your requirements.