Material testing plastics

Material tests on plastics provide important data in quality assurance. For example, when it comes to checking curing, manufacturing processes, fiber reinforcement or material defects.

The GWP plastics laboratory offers its customers a wide range of testing services in the field of mechanical-technological testing, materialography and microscopy. Accredited laboratories with modern equipment are available in which the material and component properties of polymers, elastomers and composites are comprehensively characterized.

Range of services: Tensile tests, bending tests and notched bar impact tests
hardness tests
mechanical component tests according to customer specifications
Materialographic investigations, computed tomography, light and scanning electron microscopy.

Prüfung der Zugfestigkeit von Kunststoffen nach ASTM D 638

Tensile and flexural testing

Tensile and bending tests are among the most frequently performed tests in mechanical materials testing. They are used to characterize the strength and deformation behavior.
The GWP plastics laboratory offers tests according to all common standards.

Kerbschlagpendel

impact test

Evaluation of the toughness behavior of plastics under sudden stress using notched test specimens.
according to Charpy, Dynstat or Izod

Kunststoffhärte

hardness test

The hardness of plastics and hard rubber is an important material parameter.
The plastics laboratory carries out tests according to current standards. We also determine compression set and crush strength.

Schliffbild Kunststoffschweißen

plastography

Materialographic investigations, computer tomography, light and scanning electron microscopy to characterize the structure and the internal structures. Thin-section technique

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Determination of the compression set according to DIN EN ISO 1856

Method for determining the compression set of soft-elastic foams.


Further Informations

Norm

Contact

Dr. Stefan Loibl

stefan.loibl@gwp.eu
+49 8106 9941 65

Druckversuch an Kunststoffen

Compression hardness DIN EN ISO 3386-1

Determination of compressive stress deformation properties on soft-elastic foams.


Further Informations

Norm

Contact

Dr. Ulrike Rantzsch

ulrike.rantzsch@gwp.eu
+49 341 392981 68

Kunststoffhärte

Shore hardness according to DIN ISO 7619-1

Determination of indentation hardness using the durometer method on elastomers or thermoplastic elastomers.


Further Informations

Norm

Contact

Dr. Ulrike Rantzsch

ulrike.rantzsch@gwp.eu
+49 341 392981 68

Bestimmung der Schichtdicke

Determination of the layer thickness according to DIN EN ISO 2808

The examination is carried out with microscopic methods on transverse sections.


Further Informations

Norm

DIN EN ISO 2808:2019-12

Contact

Simon Löhe

simon.loehe@gwp.eu
+49 8106 9941 17

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