What is O.I.T. ?
Oxidative Induction Time
This time can be used as criteria of the thermal stability of polyolefines in an oxidative atmosphere It is an accelereated test used as a qualitative evaluation of the oxidative stability of a material. It can be used as an index when developing formulation with better oxidative stability Under OIT, the test speciment will be heated to a specific temperature in open pan then held isothermal for a short period of time before switching from N2 purge to O2 purge. The time taken after O2 gas switching to the onset of oxidation reaction is defined as OIT
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for O.I.T. on Polyolefines: Pyris Diamond DSC, Sapphire DSC or Jade DSC
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HDPE KW #93-1027B
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OIT
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ISOTHERM (200C)
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Applications Lab/R.Thompson PERKIN-ELMER 7 Series Thermal Analysis System Wed Aug 24 09:22:25 1994
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Influence of Temperature
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Sample geometry affects the oxidation initiation and rate. It is one of the sources of variation in OIT test. For high reprocibility of OIT test, sample weight and geometry must be kept constant
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Purge gas type and rate can affect the oxidation initiation and rate. It is another source of variation in OIT test. For high reprocibility of OIT test, purge gas purity and rate must be kept constant
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Sample pan can also affect the oxidation initiation and rate. Copper can accelerate the oxidation reaction
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O.I.T. Calculation
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O.I.T. Calculation
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Analysis of O.I.T.
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ISO TR 10837
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Lube Oil Correlation Between OIT and ASTM Rotary Bomb Test
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