Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,472 at the 2000 census. Rumford is home to both an important paper industry and the Black Mountain of Maine ski resort. Originally called New Pennacook Plantation, the township was granted in 1779 to Timothy Walker, Jr. and associates of Concord, New Hampshire.
The charpy test, izod test and other impact testing determines material toughness or impact strength in the presence of a flaw or notch and fast loading conditions. This destructive test involves fracturing a notched specimen and measuring the amount of energy absorbed by the material during fracture.
Chilworth can obtain the flash points in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Method D-3278 using the Setaflash Closed-Cup Apparatus. This test method is applicable to products having a flash point between 0 and 110Â°C and viscosity lower than 150 st at 25Â°C. Closed cup testers prevent the loss of low boiling components by keeping the sample enclosed until the ignition source is introduced.