Mechanical Testing
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- Determination of mechanical properties (temperature range from -50 ° C to 150 º C):
- Tensile tests. - Three-point bending. - Compression and plane strain compression tests.
- Specific studies of fracture mechanics:
- Determination of fracture toughness KIC and GIC - Determination of J0.2 and JIC - Determination of J-R curves. - Determination of essential work of fracture (EWF).
- Hardness testing ( (Shore A and Shore D).
- Determination of impact resistance:
- Pendulum Impact (Charpy, Izod, tensile-impact). - Dart drop impact (temperature range from -40 ° C to 150 º C).
- Determination of fracture toughness by instrumented impact test.
- Determination of fatigue properties.
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Thermal and Rheological Tests
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- Thermal analysis using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) in several geometries: three-point bending, single and dual cantilever, tensile, compression and indentation.
- Determination of decomposition spectrum by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
- Determination of creep- recovery curves using adapted DMTA.
- Determination of the softening temperatures: Heat deflection under load (HDT) and indentation (VICAT).
- Determination of gravimetric melt flow index (MFI).
- Determination of rheological curves by capillary rheometry and dynamic oscillatory rheometry (RDA).
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Other tests
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- Determination of burning behavior by cone calorimetry.
- UL94 Flammability Test.
- Determination of the density (Archimedes principle).
- Determination of porosity by air pycnometer.
- Chemical resistance tests.
- Ageing tests.
- Determination of ash content by combustion.
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