Re: [ATM] Melting Pitch

[Mike Lockwood <melockwo@uiuc.edu>]

Hi,

Vladimir Galogaza wrote:
>>Anyway, here's some info from a document that I found on the web:

>>Gugolz        Melting Pt   Flash Pt   Burn Pt   Softening Pt
>>55-Very Soft   52°-55°C     246°C      278°C     63°-64°C
> 
> How come that melting temperature is lower than softening?
> How can it be melted without becoming softer?

That's an excellent question.  The table comes from either of these links:

    http://www.melleroptics.com/shopping/docs/gugolzpitch.doc
    http://www.melleroptics.com/shopping/datasheets_gugolz.asp

For the other grades, this discrepancy is not there.

	Mike Lockwood


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