What are the advantages and disadvantages of melt flow index?

Answer 1

•Advantages

1.Simple and inexpensive

2.Ease of operation

3.Widely available

•Disadvantages

1.It yields only single data point

2.Limited accuracy and reproducibility

3.Not a good indicator of processability

4.Not an accurate description of viscoelastic behaviour

Answer 2

•Advantages

1. Easy and affordable

2. Operation simplicity

3. Easily accessible

•Disadvantages

1. It just produces one data point.

2. Limited repeatability and accuracy

3. Not a reliable sign of processability

4. Viscoelastic behaviour is not accurately described