Fire test

The GWP plastics laboratory carries out fire tests or fire tests with which the flammability, fire behavior, heat resistance and much more. can be determined.

The tests are mainly carried out according to national and international standards, but we also develop customer-specific tests and combine them with other stresses. For example, we determine strength values on CFRP tanks with simultaneous exposure to flames.

Our fire chambers according to DIN 75200, FMVSS 302, UL94 and many more. are particularly suitable for classifying the combustibility of plastics and for determining the burning rate of components.

Fire tests for motor vehicles, machines for agriculture and forestry
Flammability and fire rate according to DIN 75200, FMVSS 302.

Fire classification test UL94
Fire tests with 50 W test flame horizontally and vertically

Fire test to determine the oxygen index (LOI)

Fire test with glow wire

Fire test to determine the heat release rate ( MARHE )

„Die Labore und Experten der GWP konnten uns mithilfe herausragender Fachkompetenz, Erfahrung und technischer Ausstattung unterstützen, die wissenschaftliche Grundlage rund um das Brandverhalten von Kunststoffkomponenten zu erarbeiten. Nach einer systematischen Betrachtung der physikalischen Vorgänge während des Kunststoffbrandes wurden die Ergebnisse in eigens entwickelten Laborversuchen nachgestellt und konnten bestätigt werden. Dabei wurden unter verschiedenen Einflüssen wie Vortemperierung und Luftausschluss die Parameter Zündverhalten, Wärmeentwicklung und Brenndauer verschiedener Materialien ermittelt und dokumentiert. Auf Basis der Ergebnisse dieser theoretischen und praktischen Untersuchungen konnte die Entscheidungsfindung der BMW Group bei der Entwicklung von Fahrzeugkomponenten für die Elektromobilität unterstützt und wissenschaftlich untermauert werden. Die GWP ist für uns ein lösungsorientierter und disziplinübergreifender Komplettanbieter in der Werkstofftechnik, insbesondere bei individuellen Labordienstleistungen und komplexen Fragestellungen.“

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	Determination of Izod impact strength according to DIN EN ISO 180 Method for determining the Izod impact strength of various plastics. Further Informations	Norm DIN EN ISO 180:2013-08	Contact Kristina Trenz kristina.trenz@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 54	Transfer to the request

	Scratch resistance (fingernail test) according to BMW GS 97034-2 Test method for determining resistance to damage caused by fingernails. Further Informations	Norm GS 97034-2:2015-09	Contact Dr. Ulrike Rantzsch ulrike.rantzsch@gwp.eu +49 341 392981 68	Transfer to the request

	Testing the tensile strength of plastics according to ASTM D 638 Standard method for testing the tensile strength of plastics. Further Informations	Norm ASTM D 638:2014	Contact Kristina Trenz kristina.trenz@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 54	Transfer to the request

	DSC determination of the glass transition temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-2 Testing of amorphous and semi-crystalline plastics by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Further Informations	Norm DIN EN ISO 11357-2:2020-08	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	DSC determination of melting and crystallisation temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-3 Melting and crystallisation temperatures as well as melting and crystallisation enthalpies of crystalline or semi-crystalline plastics with DSC. Further Informations	Norm	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	DSC on polymers according to ASTM D3418-15 This test method includes the determination of transition temperatures and enthalpies of melting and crystallisation by means of DSC Further Informations	Norm	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	Determination of glass fibres and fillers according to DIN EN ISO 1172 Textile glass reinforced plastics – prepregs, moulding compounds and laminates. Further Informations	Norm DIN EN ISO 1172:2023-12	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	FTIR spectroscopy of plastics Analytical methods for the identification and structure elucidation of plastics. Further Informations	Norm	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	Determination of the vinyl acetate content according to DIN 53742 Infrared spectrographic method for the determination of the vinyl acetate content of copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. Further Informations	Norm	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

	Rubber – (pyrolysis GC-MS) according to ISO 17257 Pyrolysis gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (pyrolysis GC-MS) on rubber. Further Informations	Norm	Contact Dr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu +49 8106 9941 65	Transfer to the request

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Fire test

Standards

Industry

Service

Method

Material

Determination of Izod impact strength according to DIN EN ISO 180

Norm

Contact

Scratch resistance (fingernail test) according to BMW GS 97034-2

Norm

Contact

Testing the tensile strength of plastics according to ASTM D 638

Norm

Contact

DSC determination of the glass transition temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-2

Norm

Contact

DSC determination of melting and crystallisation temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-3

Norm

Contact

DSC on polymers according to ASTM D3418-15

Norm

Contact

Determination of glass fibres and fillers according to DIN EN ISO 1172

Norm

Contact

FTIR spectroscopy of plastics

Norm

Contact

Determination of the vinyl acetate content according to DIN 53742

Norm

Contact

Rubber – (pyrolysis GC-MS) according to ISO 17257

Norm

Contact