Carbon Black Content by TGAT-201

Description

10 to 20 milligrams of plastic is placed into a TGA.  The material is heated to 600°C in nitrogen.  At 600°C, the gas is switched to air, and the carbon oxidizes, yielding the weight loss due to the carbon.

Standards

• ASTM E1131
• ISO 11358-2

Data

Carbon Black Content. This data appears in Matereality as Thermogravimetric Analysis.

Replicates

Number of times this test is repeated: 1

Samples

0.1 kg of pellets

Application

Carbon is often found as an addititve in plastics to improve properties. This test determines how much carbon is present in a plastic.

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