V cat needle test apparatus

V cat needle test apparatus

The Vicat Needle Apparatus -QualiSet units are to determine the initial and final setting time of cement, mortar pastes and gypsum according to DIN 1164/ EN 196 / BS 4550/ ASTM C187-191 EN 480-2 / DIN 1168 / Test method B EN 12379-2 / ASTM C472-99. The beginning and the end of the setting process is determined by the penetration behaviour of a steel needle into a cement paste sample, under certain specified conditions.