Plastics, Rubber, Resins and Adhesive Materials

Testing Parameter:

Mechanical

1. Tensile properties (Tensile Strength, Modulus, Elongation)

2. Flexural Properties (Flexural Strength, Modulus)

3. Hardness (Shore Hardness, Rockwell, IRHD)

4. Compression strength, Bulk modulus

5. Izod Impact strength

6. Tear Strength

7. Abrasion Resistance

8. Adhesive properties (Peel, Shear)

Physical

1. Density

2. Specific Gravity

Thermal

1. Thermal Analysis (DSC, DTA, TGA)

2. DSC (Melting point, Glass Transition, Specific heat, Heat capacity, Crystallinity, Oxidation Induction Time)

3. TGA (Filler content, Weight loss, Thermal Stability, Acetate content of EVA)

4. Coefficient of thermal Expansion HDT (Heat Distortion Temp.) & VSP (Vicat Softening Point)

5. Thermal Stability and Reversion of PVC pipes

Rheological

1. MFI (Melt Flow Index)

2. Intrinsic Viscosity

3. Brook field Viscosity

Chemical

1. Identification and Decoding of Polymeric raw materials and Products

2. Filler content/Carbon Black content

3. Filler analysis

4. Plasticizer Content

5. Nitrogen content

6. Moisture content

7. Volatile Matter

8. Migration tests for food and medicine packages

9. Trace elemental analysis in polymers etc.

10. Resistance to chemicals, acids, and alkalis

11. Water Absorption

12. Total solids

13. Loss on heating

14. Effect of liquids (Ageing of Rubber in Oil/Emulsions/Other Fluids )

15. Ageing studies (Air/Humidity)

16. Environmental Stress Cracking

17. Trace elements (Pb,Cd,Sn,Hg,Mn,Fe,Cu etc)

18. Acid value, Amine value, KOH number

19. Rubber Hydrocarbon Content

20. K value of PVC

21. HCL gas generation

22. Resistance to staining

23. Total/ Free Sulfur content in Vulcanized Rubber

Electrical

1. Dielectric Strength

2. Dissipation Factor

3. Surface/Volume Resistivity

4. Insulation Resistance

5. Antistatic Properties

Optical

1. Gloss

2. Transmittance

3. Delta E values

4. Yellowness Index

Weathering Testing

1. Colour fastness, Change in physic mechanical properties

2. Xenon Arc Weathero meter – Beta LM

3. UV condensation

4. Natural Weathering

Special Testing

1. Flammability test (UL and other National and International Standards)

2. Limiting Oxygen Index

3. Smoke Density

4. MVTR (Moisture Vapour Transmissions Rate)

5. Ozone Resistance Test