Polymer Mate
Our polymer material testing services support manufacturers, product developers, engineers, universities, and research organizations with laboratory analysis tailored to the material type, product application, and testing objectives. Testing programs can range from routine quality control and material identification to comprehensive polymer characterization and failure analysis.
Polymer Materials We Test:
Thermoplastics
Common thermoplastic materials include: polyethylene (PE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA / Nylon), polyoxymethylene (POM), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyetherimide (PEI)
Thermosetting
Polymers epoxy resins, phenolic resins, unsaturated polyester, polyurethane systems, melamine-formaldehyde materials
Elastomers and Rubber Materials
natural rubber, silicone rubber, EPDM, nitrile rubber, neoprene fluoroelastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, other specialty elastomers
Polymer Composites
glass fibers, carbon fibers, mineral fillers, nanofillers, reinforcing, particles, other functional additives
Polymer Material Testing Services
Mechanical testing include: tensile testing, tensile modulus, elongation at break, flexural strength, flexural modulus, compressive properties, impact strength, tear strength, hardness, abrasion resistance, creep, stress relaxation
Impact testing include: lzod impact testing, charpy impact testing, instrumented impact testing, puncture impact testing
Hardness testing: depending on the material, suitable methods may include Shore hardness or other standardized hardness techniques.
Thermal analysis: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermomechanical analysis (TMA)
Thermal analysis: glass transition temperature (Tg), melting temperature (Tm), crystallization behavior, degree of crystallinity, thermal stability, decomposition, softening behavior, viscoelastic properties
Chemical and Molecular Characterization: fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), raman spectroscopy, nuclear Magnetic resonance (NMR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), pyrolysis-GC/MS
Polymer Identification techniques: FTIR, raman spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, microscopy, density measurement
Polymer Failure Analysis: cracking, brittle fracture, stress cracking, crazing, fatigue, creep deformation, environmental stress cracking, thermal degradation, UV degradation, chemical attack, delamination, poor bonding, processing defects