QTY. 1. CEAST / INSTRON TYPE: 6567 BRITTLENESS TESTER S/N: 11763, VOLTS: 230, POWER 2KVA FREQ. 60 HZ, 3 PHASE. VER. DATE: 12-21-10, THE CEAST BRITTLENESS INSTRUMENT IS SPECIFICALLY USED TO DETERMINE THE TEMPERATURE, USUALLY BELOW 0 DEG. C. AT WHICH PLASTOMERS AND ELASTOMERS EXHIBIT BRITTLE FAILURE UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE AT WHICH RUBBER VULCANIZATES AND RUBBER COATED FABRICS WILL NOT EXHIBIT FRACTURES OR COATING CRACKS WHEN SUBJECTED TO SPECIFIC IMPACT CONDITIONS, AS DESCRIBED IN ASTM D2137 "STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR RUBBER PROPERTY-BRITTLENESS POINT OF FLEXIBLE POLYMERS AND COATED FABRICS." THE CEAST BRITTLENESS INSTRUMENT IS ALSO EMPLOYED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH PLASTICS AND ELASTOMERS DEMONSTRATE FAILURE (BY IMPACT) WHEN BRITTLE AS DESCRIBED IN ASTM D746 "STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR BRITTLENESS TEMPERATURE OF PLASTICS AND ELASTOMERS BY IMPACT"