TA Instruments

AR1699-0002f

04/09/2012 15:30:52

Sample name	ASW 10 mm from base, 60 mm to top, disk 14 PMMA+FA clean
Sample notes	 
Experiment notes	Plastic parallel plate with adaptor supplied by Southampton Uni., on ETC rod with grub screws.

Distances fromlower surface of PP plate. Southampton container.
Operator	M Rides
Sample density	1.000 g/cm^3
Results file name	AR1699
Run number	2 
Results directory	D:\ARG2 rheometer\Test files\Southampton University P Stoodley May2012
Experiment was run on	04/09/2012 15:30:52

Procedure name	Flow procedure
Procedure notes	

Step name	Conditioning Step 1
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Initial temperature	22.4 C
Wait for correct temperature	Yes
Do set temperature	Yes
Wait for normal force	No
Perform pre-shear	No
Perform equilibration	Yes
Equilibration duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Wait for zero velocity	No
Control normal force	Uses current instrument settings
Purge gas only	No

Step name	Continuous ramp step 1
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Continuous ramp
Start controlled variable	velocity 3.000 rad/s
End controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
Duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Ramp mode	linear 
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Match duration and start value to previous step	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Peak hold step
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Peak hold
Controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
Duration	0:00:30 hh:mm:ss
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Continuous ramp step 2
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Ramp type	Continuous ramp
Start controlled variable	velocity 300.0 rad/s
End controlled variable	velocity 3.000 rad/s
Duration	0:01:00 hh:mm:ss
Ramp mode	linear 
Delay time	0:00:01 hh:mm:ss
Temperature	22.4 C
Wait for temperature	No
Match duration and start value to previous step	No
Motor mode	auto 

Step name	Post-Experiment Step
Step notes	
Perform step	Yes
Do set temperature	Yes
Temperature	22.4 C
Set temperature system idle	No

Geometry name	25mm ETC plastic plate Southampton
Geometry notes	25 mm diameter parallel plastic plate with ETC rod
Geometry material	Other
Parallel plate diameter	25.00 mm
gap	10000 micro m
Gap offset	0 micro m
Geometry inertia	3.100 micro N.m.s^2
Geometry compliance	2.020E-3 rad/N.m
Gap temperature compensation	0 micro m/C
Gap temperature compensation enabled	No
Shear rate factor	1.250 
Shear stress factor	3.259E5 1/m^3
Measurement system factor	2.608E5 1/m^3
Fluid density factor	1.278E-10 m^5
Normal force factor	4074 1/m^2
Backoff distance	5000 micro m
Approximate sample volume	4.91 ml

Sample compression	linear 
Compression distance	1000.0 micro m
Compression velocity	50.0 micro m/s
Fine velocity	500.0 micro m/s
Coarse velocity	6000.0 micro m/s
Other velocity	6000.0 micro m/s
Current temperature system	Peltier plate
Temperature control	Enabled 
Purge gas only	No
Temperature calibration	Peltier plate - 0 micro m/C
	Water bath - 0 micro m/C
	Torsion oven - plate - 0 micro m/C
	Torsion oven - solid sample - 0 micro m/C
	Peltier concentric cylinders - 0 micro m/C
	None - 0 micro m/C
	Stress relaxation - 0 micro m/C
	Current temperature system - 0 micro m/C
Cooling water temperature	15.0 C
Cooling water range	6.0 C
Bearing friction correction	Yes
Bearing friction	0.262 micro N.m/(rad/s)
Bearing offset	0 micro N.m
Temperature system span and offset	Peltier plate - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Water bath - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Torsion oven - plate - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Torsion oven - solid sample - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Peltier concentric cylinders - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	None - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Stress relaxation - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
	Current temperature system - span 1.0000 , offset 0 C
Bearing mapping type	precision 
Number of mapping iterations	3
Instrument type (MType)	AR-G2
Firmware version	  8.29  27/10/09
Configuration version (CnfVer)	301
Parameter version (PrmVer)	301
PCB Number	*NOT_SET*
IP address	192.168.1.2
Software version	V5.8.0
Windows version	Windows XP 5.1 (Service Pack 2)
Instrument inertia	18.42 micro N.m.s^2
Auto increment run number	Yes
Prompt for file name at start of run	Yes
Auto save results file	Yes
Results file storage	Consecutive steps of same type to 1 file 
Temperature tolerance	0.2 C
Temperature duration	0:00:10 hh:mm:ss
Wait for temperature even if OK	Yes
Gap tolerance	4 micro m
Gap duration	0:00:02 hh:mm:ss
Override wait for gap	No
Velocity tolerance	0.1000 rad/s
Zero speed after pre-shear	Leave as is 
Zero normal force before run	No
Zero timer before run	Before pre-shear 
Non-equilibrium minimum velocity	1.000E-4 rad/s
Zero strain at the start of each flow step	Yes
Inertia correction	Yes
Collect negative shear rate data if stress is positive	Yes
Collect all points	No
Display flow point graph during run	Yes
Store flow point graph with results	Yes
Store images to the results for flow steps	Yes
Creep zero displacement	Yes
Store images to the results for creep steps	Yes
Standard creep image store frequency	10 s
Repeated creep image store frequency in repeats	10 
Display oscillation waveform graph during run	Yes
Store oscillation waveform graph with results	Yes
Display strain control tries during run	Yes
Store strain control tries with results	Yes
Store images to the results for oscillation steps	Yes
Stress relaxation zero displacement	Yes
Store images to the results for stress relaxation steps	Yes
Flow torque limit	10.00 micro N.m
Flow velocity limit	1.000E-3 rad/s
Oscillation torque limit	5.00 micro N.m
Oscillation displacement limit	1.00E-5 rad
Oscillation raw phase limit	170.0 degrees
Oscillation minimum normal force limit	0.1000 N
Oscillation maximum normal force limit	50.00 N
Flow velocity tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation torque tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation displacement tolerance	1.00 %
Oscillation velocity tolerance	1.00 %
Temperature tolerance	1.0 C

Continuous ramp step 1

shear stress	shear rate	viscosity	time	temperature	normal stress	displacement	gap	normal force	normal stress coefficient	strain	% strain	1/temperature	time	time global	time global	torque	velocity
Pa	1/s	Pa.s	s	C	Pa	rad	micro m	N	Pa.s^2			1/K	min	min	s	micro N.m	rad/s

-12.19	7.712	-1.580	1.0240	22.4	111.6	5.3818	10000	0.02739	1.876	6.7273	672.73	3.383E-3	0.0	1.0	61.024	-37.394	6.170
0.7289	12.25	0.05950	2.0000	22.4	117.4	13.2162	10000	0.02881	0.7822	16.520	1652.0	3.383E-3	0.0	1.0	62.000	2.2362	9.800
1.495	19.31	0.07744	3.0160	22.4	112.4	26.7699	10000	0.02759	0.3015	33.462	3346.2	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1	63.016	4.5876	15.45
2.044	23.00	0.08889	4.0120	22.4	116.6	40.7527	10000	0.02861	0.2204	50.941	5094.1	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1	64.012	6.2719	18.40
3.250	30.83	0.1054	5.0160	22.4	110.8	67.4814	10000	0.02719	0.1166	84.352	8435.2	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1	65.016	9.9697	24.66
5.215	39.47	0.1321	6.0000	22.4	114.9	106.6370	10000	0.02820	0.07374	133.30	13330	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1	66.000	16.000	31.58
5.980	42.53	0.1406	7.0160	22.4	119.9	126.5530	10000	0.02942	0.06628	158.19	15819	3.383E-3	0.1	1.1	67.016	18.347	34.02
7.447	49.12	0.1516	8.0000	22.4	113.3	165.2040	10000	0.02780	0.04694	206.51	20651	3.384E-3	0.1	1.1	68.000	22.846	39.30
9.864	57.53	0.1714	9.0000	22.4	110.8	223.2600	10000	0.02719	0.03346	279.08	27908	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2	69.000	30.262	46.03
11.78	63.69	0.1850	10.016	22.4	119.9	275.0440	10000	0.02942	0.02955	343.81	34381	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2	70.016	36.150	50.95
13.64	69.64	0.1959	11.012	22.4	105.8	326.1580	10000	0.02597	0.02182	407.70	40770	3.384E-3	0.2	1.2	71.012	41.857	55.72
15.57	75.11	0.2073	12.020	22.4	111.6	377.0560	10000	0.02739	0.01978	471.32	47132	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2	72.020	47.778	60.09
17.32	80.50	0.2151	13.016	22.4	105.8	434.5920	10000	0.02597	0.01633	543.24	54324	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2	73.016	53.136	64.40
19.69	86.42	0.2278	14.000	22.4	106.6	498.7990	10000	0.02617	0.01428	623.50	62350	3.383E-3	0.2	1.2	74.000	60.402	69.14
22.61	94.59	0.2390	15.012	22.4	91.76	594.4860	10000	0.02252	0.01025	743.11	74311	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3	75.012	69.368	75.67
24.86	99.90	0.2489	16.016	22.4	90.93	666.4580	10000	0.02232	9.111E-3	833.07	83307	3.383E-3	0.3	1.3	76.016	76.280	79.92
26.91	105.6	0.2547	17.016	22.4	77.71	740.3710	10000	0.01907	6.962E-3	925.46	92546	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3	77.016	82.548	84.52
30.62	113.7	0.2693	18.020	22.4	87.62	854.8390	10000	0.02151	6.776E-3	1068.5	1.0685E5	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3	78.020	93.952	90.97
32.53	118.8	0.2739	19.016	22.4	85.97	931.0100	10000	0.02110	6.093E-3	1163.8	1.1638E5	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3	79.016	99.815	95.03
35.32	124.2	0.2843	20.020	22.4	90.93	1019.9000	10000	0.02232	5.891E-3	1274.9	1.2749E5	3.384E-3	0.3	1.3	80.020	108.36	99.39
39.35	132.3	0.2975	21.020	22.4	81.84	1153.1600	10000	0.02009	4.678E-3	1441.5	1.4415E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4	81.020	120.73	105.8
41.52	137.4	0.3023	22.012	22.4	71.09	1241.8300	10000	0.01745	3.768E-3	1552.3	1.5523E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4	82.012	127.38	109.9
43.79	142.8	0.3067	23.004	22.4	72.75	1343.3400	10000	0.01785	3.568E-3	1679.2	1.6792E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4	83.004	134.35	114.2
48.10	150.8	0.3190	24.012	22.4	62.83	1496.5100	10000	0.01542	2.763E-3	1870.6	1.8706E5	3.383E-3	0.4	1.4	84.012	147.57	120.6
50.92	155.9	0.3266	24.996	22.4	66.96	1596.8400	10000	0.01643	2.755E-3	1996.1	1.9961E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4	84.996	156.22	124.7
53.84	161.3	0.3338	26.000	22.4	52.08	1710.8500	10000	0.01278	2.001E-3	2138.6	2.1386E5	3.384E-3	0.4	1.4	86.000	165.19	129.0
57.93	169.3	0.3422	27.012	22.4	68.61	1881.7200	10000	0.01684	2.394E-3	2352.2	2.3522E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5	87.012	177.73	135.4
61.71	174.4	0.3538	28.012	22.4	47.12	1995.6400	10000	0.01156	1.548E-3	2494.6	2.4946E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5	88.012	189.32	139.6
64.28	179.5	0.3580	29.000	22.4	53.73	2116.4800	10000	0.01319	1.667E-3	2645.6	2.6456E5	3.383E-3	0.5	1.5	89.000	197.22	143.6
68.36	187.5	0.3645	30.012	22.4	48.77	2305.6101	10000	0.01197	1.387E-3	2882.0	2.8820E5	3.383E-3	0.5	1.5	90.012	209.73	150.0
71.72	192.7	0.3722	31.016	22.4	50.43	2432.0400	10000	0.01238	1.358E-3	3040.1	3.0401E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5	91.016	220.04	154.1
75.01	200.5	0.3741	32.016	22.4	33.89	2635.5200	10000	8.319E-3	8.429E-4	3294.4	3.2944E5	3.384E-3	0.5	1.5	92.016	230.13	160.4
79.45	205.8	0.3860	33.016	22.4	28.93	2774.5901	10000	7.101E-3	6.830E-4	3468.2	3.4682E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6	93.016	243.74	164.6
82.61	211.0	0.3916	34.056	22.4	31.41	2912.5601	10000	7.710E-3	7.057E-4	3640.7	3.6407E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6	94.056	253.45	168.8
87.79	218.6	0.4016	35.000	22.4	32.24	3128.8601	10000	7.913E-3	6.747E-4	3911.1	3.9111E5	3.383E-3	0.6	1.6	95.000	269.34	174.9
90.83	223.9	0.4057	36.000	22.4	28.11	3278.9600	10000	6.898E-3	5.607E-4	4098.7	4.0987E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6	96.000	278.65	179.1
94.86	229.1	0.4141	37.000	22.4	23.15	3435.3301	10000	5.681E-3	4.411E-4	4294.2	4.2942E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6	97.000	291.01	183.3
99.84	236.6	0.4219	38.016	22.4	23.97	3657.8899	10000	5.884E-3	4.282E-4	4572.4	4.5724E5	3.384E-3	0.6	1.6	98.016	306.31	189.3
102.9	241.8	0.4257	39.024	22.4	8.267	3823.5400	10000	2.029E-3	1.414E-4	4779.4	4.7794E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7	99.024	315.84	193.5
107.8	249.6	0.4317	40.016	22.4	5.787	4069.2800	10000	1.420E-3	9.290E-5	5086.6	5.0866E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7	100.016	330.58	199.7
111.3	254.6	0.4370	41.000	22.4	11.57	4233.3501	10000	2.840E-3	1.785E-4	5291.7	5.2917E5	3.383E-3	0.7	1.7	101.000	341.37	203.7
115.0	259.8	0.4427	42.000	22.4	-19.01	4499.3501	10000	-4.666E-3	-2.816E-4	5624.2	5.6242E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7	102.000	352.91	207.9
121.6	267.6	0.4546	43.016	22.4	11.57	4674.5400	10000	2.840E-3	1.616E-4	5843.2	5.8432E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7	103.016	373.19	214.1
124.5	272.7	0.4566	44.016	22.4	-10.75	4850.9199	10000	-2.638E-3	-1.445E-4	6063.7	6.0637E5	3.384E-3	0.7	1.7	104.016	381.97	218.1
130.8	280.3	0.4665	45.024	22.4	-15.71	5128.5801	10000	-3.855E-3	-1.999E-4	6410.7	6.4107E5	3.383E-3	0.8	1.8	105.024	401.19	224.3
136.6	285.5	0.4785	46.016	22.4	-27.28	5318.8501	10000	-6.695E-3	-3.347E-4	6648.6	6.6486E5	3.383E-3	0.8	1.8	106.016	419.15	228.4
139.4	293.1	0.4755	47.020	22.4	-3.307	5601.8301	10000	-8.116E-4	-3.849E-5	7002.3	7.0023E5	3.383E-3	0.8	1.8	107.020	427.63	234.5
143.3	298.1	0.4807	48.016	22.4	-28.11	5797.2900	10000	-6.898E-3	-3.162E-4	7246.6	7.2466E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8	108.016	439.70	238.5
149.4	303.3	0.4924	49.016	22.4	-25.63	5999.2500	10000	-6.290E-3	-2.785E-4	7499.1	7.4991E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8	109.016	458.23	242.7
154.1	310.9	0.4957	50.012	22.4	-16.53	6301.8701	10000	-4.058E-3	-1.710E-4	7877.3	7.8773E5	3.384E-3	0.8	1.8	110.012	472.86	248.8
161.0	316.0	0.5094	51.016	22.4	-50.43	6510.0898	10000	-0.01238	-5.050E-4	8137.6	8.1376E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9	111.016	493.84	252.8
164.1	323.8	0.5068	52.016	22.4	-47.12	6831.6299	10000	-0.01156	-4.495E-4	8539.5	8.5395E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9	112.016	503.38	259.0
168.5	328.9	0.5125	53.016	22.4	-47.95	7046.3301	10000	-0.01177	-4.433E-4	8807.9	8.8079E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9	113.016	517.10	263.1
175.0	336.4	0.5203	54.012	22.4	-61.17	7373.8701	10000	-0.01501	-5.405E-4	9217.3	9.2173E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9	114.012	537.01	269.1
179.0	341.6	0.5241	55.012	22.4	-39.68	7600.9600	10000	-9.739E-3	-3.401E-4	9501.2	9.5012E5	3.383E-3	0.9	1.9	115.012	549.27	273.3
184.5	346.7	0.5323	56.016	22.4	-46.29	7942.9502	10000	-0.01136	-3.851E-4	9928.7	9.9287E5	3.384E-3	0.9	1.9	116.016	566.18	277.4
189.9	354.2	0.5363	57.012	22.4	-79.36	8168.3901	10000	-0.01948	-6.326E-4	10210	1.0210E6	3.384E-3	1.0	2.0	117.012	582.75	283.4
193.8	359.3	0.5393	58.060	22.4	-58.69	8408.1504	10000	-0.01441	-4.546E-4	10510	1.0510E6	3.384E-3	1.0	2.0	118.060	594.52	287.5
203.9	367.0	0.5557	59.012	22.4	-114.1	8767.5195	10000	-0.02800	-8.471E-4	10959	1.0959E6	3.384E-3	1.0	2.0	119.012	625.71	293.6
204.9	372.0	0.5507	60.012	22.4	-110.8	9008.1699	10000	-0.02719	-8.006E-4	11260	1.1260E6	3.383E-3	1.0	2.0	120.012	628.49	297.6

Peak hold step

shear stress	shear rate	viscosity	time	temperature	normal stress	displacement	gap	normal force	normal stress coefficient	strain	% strain	1/temperature	time	time global	time global	torque	velocity
Pa	1/s	Pa.s	s	C	Pa	rad	micro m	N	Pa.s^2			1/K	min	min	s	micro N.m	rad/s

210.2	375.0	0.5605	1.0000	22.4	-120.7	224.8310	10000	-0.02962	-8.583E-4	281.04	28104	3.384E-3	0.0	2.0	122.000	644.82	300.0
206.1	375.0	0.5495	2.0160	22.4	-67.79	601.8190	10000	-0.01664	-4.820E-4	752.27	75227	3.384E-3	0.0	2.1	123.016	632.25	300.0
209.6	375.0	0.5589	3.0200	22.4	-86.80	854.3350	10000	-0.02130	-6.172E-4	1067.9	1.0679E5	3.384E-3	0.1	2.1	124.020	643.01	300.0
210.8	375.0	0.5622	4.0160	22.4	-83.49	1105.7200	10000	-0.02049	-5.937E-4	1382.2	1.3822E5	3.384E-3	0.1	2.1	125.016	646.79	300.0
209.1	375.0	0.5577	5.0160	22.4	-100.9	1482.7300	10000	-0.02475	-7.172E-4	1853.4	1.8534E5	3.383E-3	0.1	2.1	126.016	641.60	300.0
209.4	375.0	0.5584	6.0160	22.4	-98.37	1740.4000	10000	-0.02414	-6.995E-4	2175.5	2.1755E5	3.383E-3	0.1	2.1	127.016	642.37	300.0
211.0	375.0	0.5625	7.0000	22.4	-75.23	2112.5300	10000	-0.01846	-5.349E-4	2640.7	2.6407E5	3.383E-3	0.1	2.1	128.000	647.19	300.0
209.9	375.0	0.5598	8.0200	22.4	-98.37	2361.5901	10000	-0.02414	-6.995E-4	2952.0	2.9520E5	3.383E-3	0.1	2.2	129.020	644.02	300.0
210.5	375.0	0.5614	9.0000	22.4	-60.35	2615.5901	10000	-0.01481	-4.292E-4	3269.5	3.2695E5	3.384E-3	0.2	2.2	130.000	645.90	300.0
210.5	375.0	0.5613	10.072	22.4	-85.97	2989.5300	10000	-0.02110	-6.113E-4	3736.9	3.7369E5	3.384E-3	0.2	2.2	131.072	645.78	300.0
210.4	375.0	0.5610	10.996	22.4	-107.5	3240.8401	10000	-0.02638	-7.642E-4	4051.1	4.0511E5	3.384E-3	0.2	2.2	131.996	645.39	300.0
207.9	375.0	0.5544	12.020	22.4	-89.28	3617.7900	10000	-0.02191	-6.348E-4	4522.2	4.5222E5	3.384E-3	0.2	2.2	133.020	637.89	300.0
206.2	375.0	0.5499	13.024	22.4	-79.36	3869.1599	10000	-0.01948	-5.643E-4	4836.5	4.8365E5	3.383E-3	0.2	2.2	134.024	632.70	300.0
207.3	375.0	0.5528	14.004	22.4	-85.15	4120.5801	10000	-0.02090	-6.055E-4	5150.7	5.1507E5	3.384E-3	0.2	2.3	135.004	635.96	300.0
208.7	375.0	0.5564	15.016	22.4	-90.11	4497.5000	10000	-0.02212	-6.408E-4	5621.9	5.6219E5	3.384E-3	0.3	2.3	136.016	640.16	300.0
208.3	375.0	0.5555	16.016	22.4	-80.19	4748.7500	10000	-0.01968	-5.702E-4	5935.9	5.9359E5	3.383E-3	0.3	2.3	137.016	639.04	300.0

