Accurately Measuring the Structural Formation of Thixotropic Paints
Comprehensive and high-precision rheological measurements that provide information about shelf life, processability and sagging/running characteristics, are essential if innovative and high-quality paints are well positioned in the marketplace. Parameters such as the yield stress and thixotropy must be measured precisely. Such comprehensive material investigations require a rheometer that measures in different modes such as controlled rate (CR), controlled stress (CS) and controlled deformation (CD).
Various levels of shear rates arise during the production, transport and processing of paints. The paint's viscosity at a given rate is measured in Controlled Rate (CR) mode.