Do plastics and polymers (elastomers, thermosets, thermoplastics, composites and foams) fulfill the requirements to operate properly in use and withstand the planned load?
Our plastics experts check the quality of your products and compliance with legal requirements – from hardness to flexural strength, from tensile tests to impact strength, from burning behavior to media resistance.
Our services at a glance:
Plastics testing / plastics analysis
- DSC analysis (differential scanning calorimetry)
- FT-IR-spektroskopyFT-IR-spektroskopy
- TGA (thermogravimetric analysis)
- GC/MS analysis (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry)
- Residue on ignition (inorganic fillers) from incineration in accordance with DIN 3451-1
- Determination of the composition of inorganic substances by means of EDX analysis in the SEM structure examinations Determination of the crystallinity and amorphous areas / edge zones by means of DSC and microtome sections
- Measurement of fibers in the cross section
- Burning behavior according to DIN 75200, ISO 3795, FMVSS 302, TL1010
- Density determination by buoyancy method according to DIN EN ISO 1183
- Optical voltage test with polarized light
- Resistance to environmental stress cracking according to DIN EN ISO 4599
- Stress corrosion cracking test using bending strips according to DIN 53449 and ISO 4599
- Stress crack test of components made of polycarbonate using the TnP test
- Determination of the viscosity number / relative solution viscosity:
- Determination of the viscosity number of polyamide (PA) according to DIN 53727 and DIN EN ISO 307
- Determination of the viscosity number of polycarbonate (PC) according to DIN 7744-2 and ISO 1628-4
- Determination of the viscosity number of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) according to ISO 1628-6
- Determination of the surface resistance according to ICE 60093
- Shore A hardness according to DIN 53505 and DIN ISO 7619
- Shore D hardness according to DIN 53505 and DIN ISO 7619
- Ball indentation hardness according to DIN 53456
- Micro-IRHD according to DIN ISO 48
- Tensile test according to DIN EN ISO 527
- Preparation of tensile specimens in accordance with DIN EN ISO 527
- Tear strength according to DIN ISO 34-1
- Tensile test on elastomers / rubber according to DIN 53504
- Flexural strength according to DIN EN ISO 178
- Bending test (Dynstat) according to DIN 53435
- Specification of drinking straws made of polypropylene according to ISO 18188
Impact strength / shear test / peel test
- Impact strength (Dynstat) according to DIN 53435
- Charpy impact strength according to ISO 179
- Izod impact strength according to EN ISO 180
- Drop bolt test according to DIN 53443
- Shear strength according to EN 60893-2
- Interlaminar shear strength according to DIN EN 2563
- Pull-off test in accordance with DIN 1939 and EN 14410
FAQ
For identification (FT-IR, DSC, TGA), just a few grams of material are sufficient – granulate, chips or a piece from the component. For mechanical tests (tensile, impact), standardised test specimens are required; we can also produce these from your sheets or components. Please send samples that are clean, dry and free from foreign matter.
Pure material identification (FT-IR or DSC) is often available within 3–5 working days. More extensive analytics with DSC, TGA and GC/MS require 2–3 weeks. For urgent complaints, we offer an express service – please request this when making your enquiry.
Send to
Dekra Automobil GmbH, Unidekstraße 5, 75015 Bretten.
Please enclose the sample accompanying form from our download area, ideally with information about the suspected polymer, the history (operating conditions, complaint, incoming goods) and the desired scope of testing.
A large part of our testing spectrum – including DSC in accordance with DIN EN ISO 11357, TGA in accordance with DIN EN ISO 11358, burning behaviour in accordance with FMVSS 302 and density in accordance with DIN EN ISO 1183 – is DAkkS-accredited. Non-accredited special tests are clearly marked in the test report.
Yes, test reports are explicitly prepared for passing on to your customer. For public advertising statements or product labelling, please consult us in advance so that the wording complies with accreditation law.
Yes – by combining FT-IR (base polymer), DSC (melting/glass transition) and TGA (fillers, additives), we can reliably identify even complex compounds or multi-layer structures.