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.
Dip Casting and Coating Lab Experiment Dip Casting and coating is a thermofusion process in which a hot metal mold or objects is dipped into a room temperature liquid plastic. This process may also be called dip molding. Since the plastic used is commonly a vinyl plastisol, it is the resin material needed for the following laboratory experiment. The experiment will result in the fabrication of vinyl coatings and moldings for various products such as tool handles and cleaning gloves.