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PUBLICATIONS

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1473b, Low Density Polyethylene Resin

Published

Author(s)

J R. Maurey, Carl R. Schultesiz, William R. Blair, Kathleen M. Flynn

Abstract

The melt flow rate of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1473b, a polyethylene resin, was determined to be 1.13 g/10 min at 190 degrees C under a load of 2.16 kg using the ASTM Method D 1238-00. The average results from 48 determinations on samples with a standard deviation of 0.013 g/10 min. The overall uncertainty, including type A and type B uncertainties, is estimated as 0.098 g/10 min.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 260-144
Report Number
260-144
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Keywords

melt flow, melt flow rate, melt index, polyethylene, SRM, Standrd Reference Material

Citation

Maurey, J. , Schultesiz, C. , Blair, W. and Flynn, K. (2002), Certification of Standard Reference Material 1473b, Low Density Polyethylene Resin, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created October 1, 2002, Updated October 16, 2008
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