ASTM D 2196-05 Standard Test Methods for Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Materials by Rotational (Brookfield type) Viscometer

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved July 1, 2005. Published August 2005. Originally approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 2196 – 99. 5 p. These test methods cover the determination of the apparent viscosity and the shear thinning and thixotropic properties of non-Newtonian materials in the shear rate range from 0.1 to 50 s−1.