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MFI Operation Instruction

1. MFI Definition/
MFI is to measure t&e tota# me#t 'ei&t '&en t&ermop#astic materia# is me#t an$ !#o's t&ou& t&e
stan$ar$ mo#$in ate un$er t&e certain con$ition o! temperature an$ #oa$in( unit is /10min(
10min !"#$%&'#()*+
,/10min-.#
2. Purpose / /#0
To measure me#t !#o' rate o! t&ermop#astic materia# un$er certain con$ition) '&ic& is to $istinuis& t&e
!#o' capabi#it* o! +arious t&ermop#astic materia#s con$ition !rom eac& ot&er un$er me#t status(
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3. Scope/?@
For a## t&ermop#astic materia#s '&ic& nee$ to $o MFI testin ,!#o' rate is 0.1-.-0/10min/ amon
0IT1ONMO2I01(
A4BCDEFGHIJK,0.1- L-0/10min./#1#MN.
4. Responsibility /OP0
For a## t&ermop#astic materia#s '&ic& nee$ to $o MFI testin ,!#o' rate is 0.1-.-0/10min/ amon
0IT1ONMO2I01(
A4BCDEFGHIJKQRSTU LURVWTRXYZS[#1#MNS
5. Operation Proceure/\]
5.1 Instru!ent Introuction/^_`
-.1.1 Instrument Structure/^ab

1. !ee$er/c&
%. scraper/de
3. print 'in$o'/fghi
4. contro# pane#/jklm
-. contro##er/no&jkp
-.1.% 5ontro# Pane# Instruction ,as pic%//jklm_`qrs%t
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Pic2/s2
1. Disp#a*/uvw0
%. Press 7;N to start/o!! automatic cuttin !unction/xyz{|/}~=
3. Press t&is button to start &eat up/xyz{|
4. Press Time $e+ice 'i## cut t&e materia# a!ter eac& 4 min/xyz,4 {|
-. Po'er on/o!!/{}0jk
<. Press Menu into settin status/xyzvc:;>
=. Press 1sc to cance# t&e operation/xyzv>
8. Press 1nter button to print/xyzvfgo>
9. Press t&is button to cut t&e materia# b* manua#/xyzvc>
10. Press STOP button to stop t&e test/xyzv1n>
5.2 Instru!ent Settin" Instruction/_`
-.%.1. Press >Menu? @e* to enter settin mo#$/xMenu zc:;) qrs3x\]t
-.%.%. TimeA
Setup t&e tria# time/1n<
-.%.3 5*c#e
Number o! re+o#utions o! t&e scraper ,FreBuenc* o! samp#in//de#
-.%.4 TCD5
T&e tria# temperature/1n#n
-.%.- 5CE
T&e 'ei&t o! t&e tria#/1n)
-.%.< 5C
Fi## in t&e a+erae $ata o! a## t&e samp#es/H#
-.%.= 7esu#t
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5#ic@ t&e resu#t to et t&e !ina# tria# resu#t. Press 1nter button to print t&e report. /7esu#t -
#1naMFI >x1nter zfgo>
Pic3/
s3
5.3 #e!perature Settin" Panel $as pic4%/\]qrs4t
-.3.1 Press @e* !rom 0 to 9 to set t&e parameter/0C9 zz4B>
-.3.%. Press >)? Ee*s to mo+e/ 4BG>
Pic4/s4
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5.4 Fittin"s of Mac&ine $as pic5%/34qrs5t
1. tamper/
%. supportin too#/'
3. #oa$in stic@/
4. mo#$in stic@/&'
-. c#eanin stic@/2
<. &opper/
=. sa#+er/
5.5 Measure!ent Principle/1nM
It is to time$ measure t&e !#o' rate o! t&ermop#astic '&en it me#t an$ !#o' t&rou& t&e mo#$in &o#e b*
'it& speci!ic #ent& an$ $iameter un$er certain con$ition 'it& speci!ic temperature) #oa$in an$
piston insi$e t&e tube( '&ic& is to Fu$e t&e uni!ormit* o! !#o' rate o! po#*mer $urin process.
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'47k&S
5.' Measure!ent Preparation/n%
To c&oose +arious 'ei&t o! p#astic materia# per +arious me#t !#o' rate rane) see be#o'A
#?@xqstn4)

F#o' rate /10min

n)
Materia# 'ei&t
<s Time
$uration to cut o!! mo#$in materia#
010- 34 1%0%40
0-01 34 <01%0
103- 4- 30<0
3-10 <8 1080
10%- <8 -10
5.( Operation Steps an Proceure/n
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-.=.1 Eeep t&e contro##er on t&e >open? con$ition
no&jkpfL'+y<no&{:;S

-.=.% ;se supportin too# to insert t&e mo#$in b#oc@ into t&e tube) ma@e sure it sit ri&t onto t&e
materia# 1GIT #ocation(
4'')no&,'c&)4'n
o&/)')4)njkpfL+
-.=.3 Po'er on to start up mac&ine(
xPOWER z >

-.=.4 Set $o'n t&e speci!ic time an$ temperature per materia# t*pe(
Bjk^<^1nHJ<Qjklm\]\][ >

-.=.- W&en t&e temperature reac& t&e !ina# temperature taret) !ee$ t&e materia# into tube. ,Pa*
attention to pus& $o'n '&en !ee$in materia# step b* step/
xnq4t

-.=.< Insert tamper into tube) an$ t&en mo+e up an$ $o'n unti# a## testin materia# pus& $o'n into
tube(
4G)n,>

-.=.= Put #oa$in stic@ into tube(
4>

-.=.8 5&oose speci!ic #oa$in poises per actua# testin criteria(
n"$%4A>

-.=.9 8$$ c&osen #oa$in poises onto #oa$in stic@) '&ic& 'i## be !a##in $o'n s#o'#* a#on 'it& p#astic
materia# me#t in some minutes(
4Bn >

-.=.10 Start to $o testinA mo+e t&e contro##er onto >T1ST?#ocation(
{|1n0no&jkGL1n+>

-.=.11 Me#t materia# 'i## !#o' t&rou& t&e mo#$in &o#e an$ out o! t&e tube( coo# $o'n to be so#i$
po#*mer/materia#(
y<n!'o>

-.=.1% Set met&o$ to cut o!! so#i$ po#*mer/materia# ,per !#o' rate rane/)
"#Q$%'"[

-.=.13 T&e !orepart so#i$ materia# is not consi$ere$ to use !or measurement to @eep t&e accurac* o!
testin resu#t( norma##* '&en 'e can start to cut o!! materia# b* scraper '&en t&e startin #ine reac&
onto t&e !ee$ ate unti# t&e en$in #ine reac& onto !ee$ ate)
y<n!'o,1na#&'Ho()*+4{|
,-c&<./01{|<23!,)4QrsHv[>
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-.=.14 5ontinue to use scraper to cut o!! materia# samp#e '&en it !#o' t&rou& t&e mo#$in ate(
{|Q#<[>
-.=.1- To 'ei& t&e cuttin samp#es respecti+e#* ,measurement nee$ to re$o i! t&e 'ei&t o! t&e
&ea+iest samp#e an$ t&e #i&test samp#e is o+er t&e 10H o! mean o! 3 materia# samp#es(
2567.q728)93!:2)10H;nJKt
Process !#o' 'it& pictures



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-.=.1< Po'er o!!/}
-.=.1= 5#eanin t&e testin instrument
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5.) Final *u"!ent/a
-.8.1 MI ,/10min/ I t&e samp#e 'ei&t ,/J<00,s//set cuttin time
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In t&e $rier Dr*in
Fee$in to tube 0oa$in
6eatin up) resin is me#te$
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-.8.% MFI $era$ation H K30H(
MFI $era$ation HI, Part MFIC 7esin MFI// 7esin MFIJ100H
'. Maintenance/de
<.1 5#ean up t&e $e+ice in time) usin t&e meta##ic too#s to $o c#ean 'or@ is not a##o'e$.
<dfg#h)4ij
<.% 7ep#ace an$ c#ean t&e parts a!ter usin.
HI34k4lM+
(. +otice/mn
=.1 Must !i## t&e materia# into tube an$ start t&e tria# 'it&in - min once t&e materia# &as been $rie$.
opqJ- r{|1n>
=.% T&e materia# s&ou#$ be presse$ ti&t#* b* tamper '&en it is in t&e tube
<st4
=.3 WarninA P#ease 'are #o+ers once *ou c#ean t&e $e+ice.
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Testin con$ition per materia# t*peA
PC/ABS
Temperature: 260 C
Load of: 5kg
Drying of samples: 4 hours at 110 C
PC
Temperature: 300 C
Load of: 12kg
Drying of samples: 4 hours at 110 C
PC+9%GF, sabic
Temperature: 300 C
Load of: 12kg
Drying of samples: 4 hours at 110 C
PC +GF 20%; EMS:
Temperature: 2!5"C#
Load of: 5kg#
Drying of samples: $oisture %ontent of the granulate to &e measured must &e &elo' 01(
to get )alid readings
*rilamid L+,2- &la%k .2// is 20,40 ml 0 10 min and for
Lri#ami$ 0"C36 b#ac@ 9%88 it is 1-C-0 m# / 10 min.
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