PRAD Technologies

P.O. Box 25210

Saint Paul, MN 55125-0210

 

 

Kameswara R. Upadrashta   (Kamesh)

President & Principal Consultant

(651)739-7746 (Phone)

kamesh@pradinc.com   

 

 

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Confidentiality Agreement Required?    Yes     No

Reason for Testing	
Sample characterization     Process development   Other

Information for Use by	
R&D
New material development	Material selection
Performance prediction 		Competitive evaluation     
QC/QA   
Finger-printing  			Consistency monitoring
Vendor certification
Production	
Problem solving			Other 

Process Related Information
Problem to be addressed, if any:


Sample Related Information
Name/ID of Sample:
Number of Samples:
Corrosive:YesNo	Toxic:	YesNo
pH:	Relative density:	
Melting point:		Boiling point:
Concentration (solids, polymer, ionic, etc.):
Is an MSDS included for each different sample?	YesNo

Testing Environment		
Temperature:	RoomAb-ambientSub-ambient	  Cryogenic
Purge-gas:NitrogenOther Relative humidity

Disposal requirements?	Yes	No
If yes, please provide details:

Handling/Storage
Refrigeration	TemperatureAgitation	Air-tight	
Shelf-life	Temperature	
Other 

Preparation for Testing
pH:	Agitation:	
Special additives:	Ingredients:	
Temperature:	Other:

Cleaning requirements
Solvent	Detergent	Water	Other

Current Testing Procedure
Is an existing procedure available?		Yes	No
Is copy of the test procedure attached?	Yes	No
Are results for the procedure attached?	Yes	No

Testing Required
Thixotropic loop		Flow curve	
Frequency sweep		Temperature sweep	
Stress relaxation		Creep relaxation
Creep & recovery		Other

Results Required
Viscosity			Yield stress		
Time dependence		Temperature dependence	
Stability			Normal force
Modulus			Viscoelasticity
Compliance		Structure	
Gel point			Glass transition
Fractal dimension		Aspect ratio
Molecular weight distribution (linear polymer)
Other 
Reporting Required
Data only					Data & Interpretation	
Interpretation & Recommendations	Presentation
Other

Special Instructions/Comments


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