Mechanical Properties
Wide range of mechanical tests for plastics testing laboratories: tensile tests, impact tests, flexural tests can be found here.
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Thermoplastics
Indentation hardness; Shore-D hardness 1 (ISO 868)
Ball indentation hardness (ISO 2039-1)
Tensile properties 1
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ISO 527-2)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Tensile properties at high temperature
Test range ≤ 5 kN; climatic chamber (80 ±2)°C (ISO 527-2)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Tensile properties at low temperature
Test range ≤ 10 kN; climatic chamber (-30 ±2)°C (ISO 527-2)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Tensile properties of polyamides
Test range ≤ 10 kN (ISO 527-2)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Tensile properties
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ASTM D638)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Flexural properties 1
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ISO 178)
Flexural modulus of elasticity
Flexural strength
Elongation at flexural strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 3.5%)
Flexural properties of polyamides 1
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ISO 178)
Flexural modulus of elasticity
Flexural strength
Elongation at flexural strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 3.5%)
Bending properties
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ASTM D790)
Flexural modulus of elasticity
Flexural strength
Elongation at flexural strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 3.5%)
Dynstat; bending stress at 3.5% elongation (DIN 53435)
Print properties
Test range ≤ 5 kN (ISO 604)
Pressure flow stress
Nominal compression
Instrumented puncture test
Recommendation: Total mass of impact body = 20 kg (ISO 6603-2)
Maximum force
Deformation at maximum force
Energy until maximum power
Puncture forming
Puncture energy
Charpy impact strength; unnotched specimens (acU)
Possible pendulums: e. g. (0,5-5) J (ISO 179-1)
Charpy impact strength; notched specimens (acN)
Possible pendulums: e. g. (0,5-5) J (ISO 179-1)
Charpy impact strength at sub-zero temperatures
un-/ notched test specimens (acU | acN); pendulum e. g. 0,5-5 J; climatic chamber (-30 ±2)°C (ISO 179-1)
Charpy impact strength Polyamide
un-/ notched test specimens (acU | acN); pendulum e. g. 0,5-5 J (ISO 179-1)
Dynstat impact strength; unnotched/notched test specimens
Pendulum e. g. 1-11 J (DIN 53435)
Izod impact strength; unnotched/notched test specimens (ISO 180)
Dynamic mechanical properties (DMA) (ISO 6721-5)
Memory modulus E’
tan δ at +30°C
tan δ at +80°C
Glass transition temperature (E’ -Onset)
Glass transition temperature (E” peak)
Glass transition temperature (tan d peak)
creep rupture tensile test (ISO 899-1)
X at 1 min
X at 1 h
X at 100 h
Elastomers / TPE
Indentation hardness; Shore-A hardness 1 (ISO 868)
Indentation hardness; Shore-A hardness (ASTM D2240)
IRHD hardness (Method M) (ISO 48)
IRHD hardness (Method M) (ISO 48)
Tensile properties (sample S2) 1
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ISO 37)
Tensile strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 200 %)
Elongation at break
Tensile properties (sample S3A) 1
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ISO 37)
Tensile strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 200 %)
Elongation at break
Tensile properties
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ASTM D412)
Tensile strength
Stress at X % elongation (usually 200 %)
Elongation at break
Tear resistance – strip test
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ISO 34-1)
Tear resistance – angle specimen with notch
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ISO 34-1)
Tear resistance – angle specimen – unnotched (ISO 34-1)
Compression set (ISO 815)
Compression set (low temperature) (ISO 815-2)
Tensile set (ISO 2285)
Fiber reinforced plastics
Tensile properties of unidirectional laminates (ISO 527-5)
Tensile modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
Elongation at tensile strength
Shear properties determined in tensile test on 45° laminates (ISO 14129)
Modulus of shear
Shear strength
Flexural properties (ISO 14125)
Flexural modulus of elasticity
Maximum bending strength
Deflection at maximum bending strength
Compressive properties
Method 2: common fixures (ITRI, CLC, etc.) (ISO 14126)
Compressive modulus of elasticity
Compressive strength
Compression during fracture
Foils
Tensile properties
Test range ≤ 1 kN. (ISO 527-3)
Yield stress
Strain at yield stress
Stress at X % elongation (usually 3.5%)
T peeling test; average peeling force
Test range ≤ 1 kN; (ISO 11339)
Tearing process; tear resistance
Test range ≤ 1 kN; (ISO 6383-1)
Elmendorf process; tear resistance (ISO 6383-2)
Sealing seam strength; maximum force (ISO 55529)
Geosynthetics
tensile properties
Test range ≤ 1 kN. (ISO 527-3)
Yield stress
Strain at yield stress
Breaking stress
Elongation at break
tensile properties (PE/PP Geomembranes)
Test range ≤ 1 kN. (ASTM D6693)
Yield stress
Strain at yield stress
Breaking stress
Elongation at break
Tear resistance
Test range ≤ 1 kN . (ASTM D1004)
Stamp penetration test (CBR test) (ISO 12236)
Stamp penetration test (ASTM D4833)
Pipes
Ring stiffness (ISO 9969)
Adhesion
Multilayer composite pipes (ISO 17454)
Resistance to internal overpressure (ISO 1167-1/-2)
Foams
Compression hardness at 40 % deformation
Test range ≤ 5 kN. (ISO 3386-1, DBL 5452)
tensile properties
Test range ≤ 1 kN. (ISO 1798)
Tensile strength
Elongation at break
Compression set (ISO 1856)
Textiles
Strip tensile test 1 (ISO 13934-1)
Grab pull test (ISO 13934-2)
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