Polymer material testing encompasses various chemical, mechanical and physical analysis techniques to characterize plastics, laminates, resins, composites, and other polymeric materials. Understanding a material's capabilities and limitations is a top issue for suppliers, manufacturers, and product developers on every level of the polymer industry supply chain due to the wide variety of product types and additives available. For your polymer testing needs, Infinita Lab maintains a network of testing and analysis facilities for polymers. ... Read More
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Polymer Material Testing
Polymer material testing encompasses various chemical, mechanical and physical analysis techniques to characterize plastics, laminates, resins, composites, and other polymeric materials. For instance, we can use FT-IR to confirm that the parts are the right material, DSC to check for contamination, and the melt flow indexer to assess whether the components have degraded. In order to assess the mechanical integrity of a part, mechanical tests including durometer hardness, izod impact, tensile strength, and flexural strength are also helpful. Comprehensive characterization of polymers is essential in delivering a safe product and ensuring product durability and performance over its lifecycle.
Chemical Analysis: Provides insightful information on structure, composition, molecular weight, weight distribution, etc. Furthermore, residue, additives, fillers, and VOC analysis in polymers help understand their effect on the polymers’ stability and durability. Investigative chemical studies can also be performed for deformulation/reverse engineering of competitive products, comparative product studies, failure analysis of faulty products, and regulatory testing. Quality control of polymer raw materials and finished products is another area where chemical analysis techniques are frequently employed.
Physical and Mechanical Testing: Understanding the physical properties of polymers is essential for product manufacturers to maintain industry standards. Mechanical and physical characterization of polymers is widely used in industries from aerospace, automotive, defense, and consumer products to biomaterials. Bulk and surface mechanical testing include the tensile strength of polymeric films, fibers, coatings; strength, hardness, flexural and compressive properties of polymers for durability and elasticity, etc.
Other physical characterization techniques routinely employed for polymer material testing include thermal analysis (DSC, TMA, TGA, among others), rheological testing, electrical testing, optical testing, thermal testing, weathering, and environmental testing, including but not limited to humidity, UV, sterilization testing, etc.
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Chemical Analysis
Spectroscopy
Chromatography
Microscopy
Elemental Analysis
Wet Chemistry
Mechanical and Physical Testing
Tensile, Shear, and Flexural testing
Impact Testing
Stress and Strain
Bend Testing
Density, Hardness
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Thermomechanical analysis (TMA)
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT)
Vicat Softening Points
Melt Flow Index
Rheological Testing
Flammability
Weathering Tests
Accelerated Aging
Environmental Testing
Repeated Sterilization Testing
Polymer Material Testing Common Uses
Polymer materials are often tested to determine their properties and performance characteristics. Some common tests include tensile testing, which measures the force required to stretch or break a material; flexural testing, which measures a material’s ability to withstand bending; and impact testing, which measures a material’s ability to absorb energy upon impact. Other tests may include measurement of thermal properties, such as melting point and thermal expansion, as well as various forms of chemical analysis, such as infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Polymer identification and characterization for additives, coatings, adhesives, plastics, composites, etc.
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Our material testing labs regularly provide testing services for polymeric materials. These include chemical, mechanical, physical, and other characterization techniques.
Polymer material testing encompasses various chemical, mechanical and physical analysis techniques to characterize plastics, laminates, resins, composites, and other polymeric materials.
Our network of labs provides chemical analysis services to identify unknown polymers. Testing and analysis give insightful information on structure, composition, molecular weight, weight distribution, etc. which can be used to identify unknown substances in your sample.
Polymer testing and analysis includes the physical and analytical methods used to identify the mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties of a polymer.
ASTM E572 test method covers the analysis of stainless and alloy steels by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (WDXRF). It provides rapid, multi-element determinations with sufficient accuracy to assure product quality.
The ASTM D2674 test is a standard test method for the analysis of sulfochromate etch solutions used in the surface preparation of aluminum. The ASTM D2674 standard specifies a method for determining the efficacy of an etchant used to prepare the surface of aluminum alloys for subsequent adhesive bonding.
An immunological method for quantization of Hevea Natural Rubber (HNRL) proteins using rabbit anti-HNRL serum. Rabbits immunized with HNRL proteins react to the majority of the proteins present, and their sera have the capability to detect most if not all the proteins in HNRL.
ASTM G65 measures the resistance of metallic materials to abrasion using the dry sand/rubber wheel apparatus. The quality, durability, and toughness of the sample are determined using this test. Metallic materials are ranked in their resistance to scratching abrasion under a controlled environment.
ASTM E2141 test methods provide accelerated aging and monitoring of the performance of time-dependent electrochromic devices (ECD) integrated in insulating glass units (IGU). This test helps to understand the relative serviceability of electrochromic glazings applied on ECD.
ASTM C724 test method is used in analyzing the quality and ease of maintenance of a ceramic decoration on architectural-type glass. This test method is useful in the acknowledgment of technical standards.
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