n An instrument for measuring the temperature at which a given amount of a molding powder will flow through a standard orifice in a prescribed period of time and pressure (ASTM Test D 569). The instrument tests a peculiar combination of properties of a thermoplastic molding compound that may relate to its moldability.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Rossi-Peakes Tester. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10143
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