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A drawing of Randy Chitto’s Chemist Koshare (R. Boyett).

A drawing of Randy Chitto’s Chemist Koshare (R. Boyett).

New Tools - Part 1

We recently obtained and calibrated an Instron Universal Tester. Its tensile grips, three-point bending, and ball burst attachment allow us to offer basic mechanical testing for both bars and films. For more information, please contact Kevin or Noah.

Watching Paint Dry

It’s actually a thing for rheologists. However, since the frequencies of things like the self leveling of paint and the development of the film coating on the surface are slow, these are often hard to get to. Sometimes this means using a master curve, but even without that, you can get a lot of information.

As UV cured systems become more popular because of their low VOC, rheology while expose to

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