Tool Description#
The Matrix Tool is an online web-tool to help manage find a replacement recycled plastics (recyclate) with certain properties or to find potential buyers of your produced plastics. TODO
Advantages of the Matrix Tool#
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Explaination of Important Material Properties#
Charpy Impact Strength: Denotes the energy needed for fracture of the material. The greater the value, the more resistant the material is to cracking upon being hit and vice versa.
Strain at Yield: Denotes the percentage of elongation of the material at its maximum elastic point. The greater the value, the more the elongation and vice versa.
Yield Stress: Force the material can handle at its maximum elastic point. The greater the value, the more force the material can handle and vice versa.
E-modulus: Denotes the stiffness of the material. The greater the value the stiffer the material is and vice versa.
Vicat: Denotes the temperature at which the material softens.
MFI: Denotes the flow behavior of the material. This property is very important for processing technology.
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Guidelines#
Before you are getting started, take a look at the guidelines
and make yourself familiar with how to use the tool.
Getting Started#
The tool is available at https://matrix.sis.cs.uos.de/login.xhtml
. Please contact ??? to get access to the tool.