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  • Tensile, Flex, Compression, from -40⁰C to 300⁰C
  • Impact (Izod, Charpy, Multiaxial impact) -40⁰C to RT
  • HDT, Vicat, Hardness, Density
  • Flame Testing, Tensile Fatigue
  • Shear Stress, Lap Shear, Mold Shrinkage

  • Ash, Moisture, Color, Particle Size, Pellet Quality, BET

    Full range testing lab for physical mechanical properties of materials

    • Variety of Universal Testing Machines (UTM)
        • Tests (-40°C to 250°C)
    • Tensile (ASTM D638, ISO 527): ability to resist breaking in340px tension (strength)
    • Flex (ASTM D790, ISO 178): ability to resist deformation under load 
    • Compression (ASTM D695): ability to withstand compressive loads before fracturing 
        • Investment in new machines and capabilities 
          • Tensile/Flex fully automated testing with measurement station and Kuka robotic arm
          • 100 kN floor frame with larger capacity environmental chamber (higher strength materials)
          • 5 kN single column frame (small parts, films, filaments)
    • Pendulum Impact Testers
        • Tests (-40°C to 23°C)
    • Izod impact (ASTM D256, ISO 180)
    • Charpy Impact (ISO 179)
      • Investment in new machines and capabilities. New fully automated system with measurement station and Kuka robotic arm installed in 2023



    • Multi-axial impact (-40⁰C to 100⁰C, ASTM D3763)
      • Drop/Instrumented impact with load-deflection curves

    • HDT/Vicat (ASTM D648, ISO 75, ASTM 1525, ISO 306)
      • Temperature at which plastic deformation takes place under load
      • Investment in new machine with more automated sample loading and safety features

    • Hardness
      • Rockwell Hardness (ASTM D785, ISO 2039) & Shore A,D (ASTM D2240, ISO 7619)
      • Measurement of resistance to localized plastic deformation
      • Replacement of both hardness testers allows for PC connection for data transfer

    • Density/Specific Gravity (ASTM D792, ISO 1183)
      • Invested in new balance to allow for automatic measurement transfer to PC

    • Flammability testing (UL94)
      • New flame chamber coming in Q4 2022. New chamber features a semi-automatic design with spindle system for positioning samples and burner and built-in gauges for flame height and samples.  

    • Other available tests: water absorption, tensile fatigue, shear stress, lap shear, mold shrinkage, shear punch, adhesive/peel, taber abrasion, filament tensile, fiber tensile, pin-adhesion


    Composite & Thermoplastic Composites (TPC)

    Testing in Composites & TPC materials 

    • Tensile D3039, Flex D7264 (-40⁰C to 200⁰C)
    • Short beam shear D2344 (-40⁰C to 200⁰C)
    • Compression D6441 & D695 (-40⁰C to 200⁰C)
    • In-plane shear D3518 (-40⁰C to 200⁰C)
    • GIC, GIIC
    • In house “T-pull” test for overmolded specimens

    New Investments

    • 100 kN load frame with environmental chamber 
    • VideoXtens 
      • Non-contact strain measurements for a variety of tests
      • Eliminates need for strain gauges
    • GIC camera assembly - allows for crack propagation tracking in real time



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