Standard penetrometer

Specification:

• It consists of a vertical pillar mounted on a base provided with leveling screws.
• A rack and pinion and pointer assemble provides fine adjustment of needle or cone tip to sample.
• It incorporates a clutch mechanism. Which makes reading of penetration and subsequent resetting a simple and accurate operation.
• The dial is graduated in 400 1/10 and the millimeter subdivisions and the needle pointer against figures makes easy reading.
• The head, together with dial plunger rod a cone (or needle) slides on a pillar and can be clamped at any desired height.
• Supplied with a bitumen penetration needle, ring weight one each 50 gms. and 100 gms. two sample containers.

Accessories:

• Penetration cone for empirical estimation of penetration of lubricating grease, petroleum jelly etc.