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Test Method Title

Standard Practice for Microscopical Examination of Pigment Dispersion in Plastic Compounds

Reference Number

ASTM D3015

Material

Geomembrane

Test Property

carbon black dispersion

Description of Test

Specimens are melted within glass plates on a hot plate and viewed through a microscope. Carbon black dispersion rating is obtained by comparing microscope field of view with standard fields of view on basis of size and frequency of agglomerates.

Preferred Test Sample Size

Number of Test Specimens

6

Test Specimen Size

1/16" diameter chip

Keywords

carbon, black, dispersion, cbd

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