Polymer Materials

Classification

Test Items

Mechanical Properties

Hardness: Shore A, Shore D, Rockwell, Barcol, Ball indentation

Tensile Properties: Tensile strength, Elongation at break, Tensile modulus

Flexural Properties: Flexural strength, Flexural modulus

Compression Properties: Compression strength, Compression modulus

Tearing Properties: Tear resistance

Impact Properties: Izod impact strength, Charpy impact strength,Stiffness

Physical Properties

Density/Specific gravity

Ash content

Moisture absorption

Moisture content

Viscosity

Thermal Properties

Temperature of deflection under load

Brittleness temperature

Melting temperature

Glass transition temperature

Coefficient of linear expansion

Coefficient of thermal conductivity

Vicat softening temperature

Melt Flow Rate

Flammability

Vertical Flame Test

Horizontal Flame Test

Limited Oxygen Index

Optical Properties

Color Difference

Gloss

Haze

Refractive Index

Transmittance

Material Analysis

FTIR (Fourier-Transform Infra Red spectroscopy)

XRD (X-Ray Diffraction)

DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry)

TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis)