Characterization of polymers’ properties is critical in the development and manufacturing processes of materials, as well as the quality control, and ultimately, in determining the functionality of a finished product. Polymers find applications in virtually every facet of human activity and industry – from packaging to automotive, electronics to healthcare, and construction to aerospace. Understanding these properties is critical as a polymer material moves through its lifecycle of raw material → compound → semi-finished → finished product. The wide range of Instron® and CEAST product offerings are tailored to address each and every critical area during the lifecycle of a plastic material
Plastics Testing Solutions
Investigate the rheological properties of polymers and composite thermoplastic materials.
Ideal for plastic materials Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) and Melt Volume-Flow Rate (MVR) measurements.
Determine the behavior of plastic materials at high temperature, measuring the Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) and Vicat Softening Temperature (VST).
Our Testing Solutions section is a resource of notes explaining how we solved a multitude of testing challenges for various materials, industries, and components, in accordance with international standards such as ASTM, ISO, EN, and more.
Machines for manual and fully-automatic specimen notching, milling, and punching cut methods.
Universal testing systems for tensile, compression, shear, flexure, peel, tear, and cyclic tests.
Test instruments covering a broad range of fatigue, dynamic, and static testing applications.
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