11) VICATS Apparatus

Order Code: 20213766.11

Category: General Lab Equipment II

The vicat softening temperature can be used to compare the heat-characteristics of different materials.  It is taken as the temperature at which the specimen is penetrated to a depth of 1 mm by a flat-ended needle with a 1 mm2 circular or square cro



SPECIFICATION

  • The vicat softening temperature can be used to compare the heat-characteristics of different materials. 
  • It is taken as the temperature at which the specimen is penetrated to a depth of 1 mm by a flat-ended needle with a 1 mm2 circular or square cross-section. Standard Vicat Apparatus has a reversible stainless steel plunger and needle assembly for 300g total weight. 
  • It is used to determine consistency and initial/final set times of cements and mortar pastes. 
  • This unit can be modified for testing to determine a false set. 

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