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#

Matrix/Tool-advantages.jpg !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. !Video %%viewer [Matrix Tool Video \

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.