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Test Standard
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Test Description |
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Dielectric Strength,
Dielectric Breakdown: Standard Test Method for
Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical
Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies |
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Dielectric Constant, Dissipation
Factor, Loss Factor, Dc/Df: Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics
and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electric Insulation
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Notched Izod Impact:
Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance
of Plastics |
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Volume / Surface Resistivity:
Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
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Compression Set:
Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Compression Set Method B |
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Tensile Strength of
Rubber, Elastomer Tensile: Standard Test Methods
for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers - Tension
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ASTM D471
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Volume Change, Fluid
Resistance, Swell: Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Effect
of Liquids |
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60 ° Gloss, 60 Degree
Gloss, Sheen: Standard Test Method for Specular Glass
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Refractive Index:
Standard Test Method for Index of Refraction of Transparent Organic Plastics
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Chemical Compatibility:
Standard Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical
Reagents |
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Water Absorption,
24 Hour H2O Absorption: Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
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Oven Aging: Standard
Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration in an Air Oven |
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ASTM D618
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Conditioning of Plastics: Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing |
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ASTM D624
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Tear Strength, Die
C Tear: Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized
Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers |
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Flammability, Horizontal
Burn: Standard Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time
of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position |
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Tensile Test of Plastics,
ASTM Tensile Properties, Tensile Modulus, Elongation, Tensile Strength:
Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
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Heat Deflection Temperature,
HDT, DTUL, Deflection Temperature Under Load: Standard Test Method
for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise
Position |
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Compression Test,
Compressive Properties, Compression Strength, Compression Modulus:
Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
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Coefficient of Linear
Thermal Expansion - 30 °C To +30 °C, CTE, Dilatometer: Standard Test
Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between
-30°C and +30° With a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer |
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Shear Strength, Shear
Strength By Puncture: Standard Test Method for Shear Strength of Plastics
by Punch Tool |
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Rockwell Hardness
(M, R, E Scales): Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics
and Electrical Insulating Materials |
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Relative Viscosity,
Nylon: Standard Test Methods for Determination of Relative Viscosity
of Polyamide (PA) |
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Flexural Test, Three
Point Bending, Four Point Bending: Standard Test Methods for Flexural
Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating
Materials |
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Specific Gravity,
Relative Density, Density, Apparent Density: Standard Test Methods
for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
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Tensile Test - Thin
Sheeting, Film Tensile, Film Modulus: Standard Test Method for Tensile
Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting |
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Peel Strength, 180
Degree Peel: Standard Test Method for Peel or Stripping Strength of
Adhesive Bonds |
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Mold Shrinkage:
Standard Test Method of Measuring Shrinkage from Mold Dimensions of Thermoplastics,
(Type A & B) |
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ASTM D1002
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Lap Shear, Bond Strength:
Standard Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively
Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal to Metal)
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Haze and Luminous
Transmittance, Diffuse Transmittance: Standard Test Method for Haze
and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics |
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Tear Resistance, Film
Tear: Standard Test Method for Initial Tear Resistance of Plastic
Film and Sheeting |
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Dimensional Stability,
Linear Dimensional Stability: Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional
Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
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Melt Flow Rate, MFR,
Melt Index. MI: Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics
by Extrusion Plastomer |
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ASTM
D1243
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Dilute Solution Viscosity: Standard Test Method for Dilute Solution Viscosity of Vinyl Chloride Polymers |
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Vicat Softening Temperature,
VST: Standard Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics
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Carbon Black Content:
Standard Test Method of Carbon Black In Olefin Plastics |
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ASTM D1622
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Apparent Density: Standard Test Method for Apparent Density of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
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ASTM D1693
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Stress-Cracking, ESCR
Of Polyethylene: Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking
of Ethylene Plastics |
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Tensile Test, Micro
Tensile: Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics By
Use of Microtensile Specimens |
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Drop-Dart Test, Film
Impact, Film Dart Drop: Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance
Of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart Method |
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Tensile Impact:
Standard Test Method for Tensile-Impact Energy to Break Plastics and Electrical
Insulating Materials |
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Coefficient of Friction,
COF, Static COF, Kinetic COF: Standard Test Method for Static and
Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastic Film and Sheeting
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ASTM D1922
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Tear Resistance, Elmendorf
Tear: Standard Test Method for Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic
Film and Thin Sheeting by Pendulum Method |
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ASTM D1938
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Trouser Tear:
Standard Test Method for Tear-Propagation Resistance (Trouser Tear) of
Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by a Single-Tear Method
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ASTM D2240
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Durometer Hardnes
(A & D), Shore Hardness, Shore Durometer: Standard Test Method for
Rubber Property - Durometer Hardness |
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ASTM D2244
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Color, CIE Hunter:
Standard Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences
from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates |
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Short Beam Shear,
Interlaminar Shear: Standard Test Method for Short-Beam Strength of
Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates |
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Xenon Arc Accelerated
Weathering, Artificial Weathering: Standard Practice for Xenon Arc
Exposure of Plastics Intended for Outdoor Applications
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Barcol Hardness, Indenter
Hardness: Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics
by Means of a Barcol Impressor |
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Ignition Loss, Glass
Content, Fiber Content, Ash Content, Resin Content: Standard Test
Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins |
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Void Content, Method
A: Standard Test Methods for void Content of Reinforced Plastics
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Viscosity, Dilute
Solution Viscosity, Intrinsic Viscosity, Inherent Viscosity: Standard
Practice for Dilute Solution Viscosity of Polymers |
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Oxygen Index, OI,
Limiting Oxygen Index, LOI: Standard Test Method for Measuring the
Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics
(Oxygen Index) |
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ASTM D3163
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Lap-Shear, Bond Strength:
Standard Test Method for Determining Strength of Adhesively Bonded Rigid
Plastic Lap-Shear Joints in Shear by Tension Loading |
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Peel Test, Floating
Roller Peel: Standard Test Method for Floating Roller Peel Resistance
of Adhesives |
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Chip Resistance, Gravelometer:
Standard Test Method for Chipping Resistance of Coatings |
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ASTM D3171
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Acid Digestion, Void
Content By Acid Digestion: Standard Test Methods for Constituent Content
of Composite Materials, Procedures A, B, C, D, E, G |
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ASTM D3359
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Cross Hatch Adhesion:
Standard Test Method for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test |
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Tg, Glass Transition
Temperature by DSC: Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures
of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
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ASTM D3574-A
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Density: Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials-Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams |
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ASTM D3574-E
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Tensile Properties: Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials-Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams |
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ASTM D3574-F
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Tear Resistance: Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials-Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams |
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Dynatup, Instrumental
Impact: Standard Test Method for High Speed Puncture Properties of
Plastics Using Load and Displacement Sensors |
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ASTM D3801
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Flammability, Vertical
Burn: Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics
of Solid Plastics in a Vertical Position |
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Capillary Rheometry,
Melt Viscosity, Thermal Stability, Apparent Viscosity: Standard Test
Method for Determination of Properties of Polymeric Materials by Means
of a Capillary Rheometer |
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Taber Abrasion:
Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by the
Taber Abraser |
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Impact Resistance,
Gardner Impact, Drop Dart Impact: Standard Test Methods for Impact
Resistance of Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Building Products
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UV Exposure, QUV Exposure:
Standard Practice for fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics
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Dynamic Mechanical
Analysis, DMA, Parallel Plate Rheology, Steady State Shear: Standard
Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: Melt Rheology
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Xenon-Arc: Indoor
Accelerated Sunlight Exposure: Standard Practice for Xenon- Arc Exposure
of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications |
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UV Exposure, QUV:
Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and
Related Coatings |
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Unnotched Impact,
Unnotched Izod: Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam
Impact Strength of Plastics |
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ASTM
D5048-B
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Burning Characteristics and Resistance to Burn Through of Solid Plastics: Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics and Resistance to Burn-Through of Solid Plastics Using 125-mm Flame |
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ASTM D5132
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Horizontal Burt Rate:
Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Rate of Polymeric Materials
Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles |
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DMA in Torsion, Shear
Modulus, Storage, Modulus, Tan Delta, Tg: Standard Test Method for
Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Torsion |
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Shear of Composite,
V-Notch Shear, Iosipescu Shear: Standard Test Method for Shear Properties
of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method |
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Impact Resistance,
Gardner Impact, Drop Dart Impact: Standard Test Method for Impact
Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted
by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact) |
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Impact Resistance,
Gardner Impact, Drop Dart Impact: Standard Test Method for Impact
Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart
(Tup or Falling Mass) |
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Ash Content: Standard
Test Method for Ash Content in Thermoplastics |
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ASTM D6110
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Charpy Impact of Notched Samples: Standard Test Method for Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics |
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ASTM D6272
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Flexural Property,
Four Point Flex, Four Point Bending: Standard Test Method for Flexural
Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating
Materials by Four-Point Bending |
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Color Analysis:
Standard Test Method for Color Determination of Plastics Pellets
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ASTM D6869
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Karl Fischer, Water
Content, Moisture Content by Karl Fischer Titration: Standard Test
Method for Coulometric and Volumetric Determination of Moisture in Plastics
Using the Karl Fischer Reaction (the Reaction of Iodine with Water)
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Water Vapor Transmission,
WVTR: Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
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Yellowness Index:
Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from
Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates |
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ASTM E793
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DSC, Delta H, Heat
of Fusion, Crystallinity: Standard Test Method for Enthalpies of Fusion
and Crystallization by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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TMA, CTE, Coefficient
of Thermal Expansion, Tg By TMA: Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal
Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis |
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TGA, Carbon Black
Content BY TGA, Ash Content: Standard Test Method for Compositional
Analysis by Thermogravimetry |
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FTIR, Material ID,
Basic Material Identification: Standard Practice for General Techniques
for Obtaining Infrared Spectra for Qualitative Analysis
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ASTM E1269
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DSC, Specific Heat:
Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential
Scanning Calorimetry |
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Color Analysis, Tristimulus
Color: Standard Test Method for Color and Color- Difference Measurement
by Tristimulus (Filter) Colorimetry |
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DSC, Tg, Glass Transition
Temperature by DSC: Standard Test Method for Assignment of the Glass
Transition Temperatures by Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
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ASTM E1545
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TMA, Tg By TMA, Glass
Transition Temperature By TMA: Standard Test Method for Assignment
of the Glass Transition Temperature by Thermomechanical Analysis
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ASTM E1868
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LOD By TGA, Weight
Loss: Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
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ASTM F1306
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Slow Rate Penetration: Standard Test Method for Slow Rate Penetration Resistance of Flexible Barrier Films and Laminates
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ASTM G151
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QUV UV Exposure:
Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test
Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources |
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ASTM G154
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QUV: UV Exposure:
Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure
of Nonmetallic Materials |
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Xenon Arc, Accelerated
Weathering: Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus
for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials |
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ISO 34-1
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Tear Strength:
Rubber, Vulcanized or Thermoplastic-Determination of Tear Strength - Part
1: Method B Using and Angle Test Piece With or Without a Nick of Specified
Depth |
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ISO 37
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Tensile Strength:
Rubber, Vulcanized or Thermoplastic -Determination of Tensile Stress-Strain
Properties |
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ISO 62
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Water Absorption,
H2O Absorption: Plastics -- Determination of Water Absorption
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Heat Deflection Temperature,
HDT: Plastics -Determination of Temperature of Deflection Under
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Flexural Properties,
Flexural Stress, Flexural Modulus: Determination of Flexural Properties
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Charpy Impact Strength:
Plastics - Determination of Charpy Impact Properties - Part 1: Non-Instrumented
Impact Test |
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Izod Impact: Plastics
-Determination of Izod Impact Strength |
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ISO 188
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Accelerated Aging in an Oven: Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic -- Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
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ISO 291
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Conditioning of Plastics: Plastics - Standard Atmospheres for Conditioning and Testing
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Vicat Softening Temperature,
VST: Plastics - Thermoplastic Materials - Determination of Vicat Softening
Temperature (VST) |
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ISO 489
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Refractive Index,
RI, Index of Refraction: Plastics - Determination of Refractive Index
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Tensile Properties,
Tensile Modulus, Tensile Strength: Plastics - Determination of Tensile
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Compression Properties,
Compressive Strength, Compressive Modulus: Plastics - Determination
of Compressive Properties |
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ISO 815
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Compression Set:
Rubber, Vulcanized or Thermoplastic - Determination of Compression Set
at Ambient, Elevated of Low Temperatures |
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ISO 868
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Hardness, Shore A
& D: Plastics and Ebonite - Determination of Indentation Hardness
by Means of A Durometer (Shore Hardness) |
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Melt Flow Rate, Melt
Volume Rate: Plastics - Determination of the Melt Mass- Flow Rate
(MFR) and The Melt Volume-Flow Rate (MVR) of Thermoplastics
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Density, Specific
Gravity: Plastics - Methods for Determining The Density of Non- Cellular
Plastics - Part 1: Method A Immersion Method |
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ISO 1817
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Volume Swell:
Rubber, Vulcanized - Determination of the Effect of Liquids |
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Hardness, Rockwell:
Plastics - Determination of Hardness - Part 2: Rockwell Hardness (M,R,E
Scales) |
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Ash Content, Percent
Ash: Plastics - Determination of Ash |
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Flammability:
Road Vehicles, and Tractors and Machinery for Agriculture and Forestry
- Determination of Burning Behavior of Interior Materials
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ISO 4589-2
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Oxygen Index:
Plastics - Determination of Burning Behaviour by Oxygen Index Part 2:
Ambient-Temperature Test |
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QUV, UV Exposure:
Plastics - Methods of Exposure To Laboratory Light Sources - Part 3: Fluorscent
UV Lamps |
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ISO
6383-2
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Tear Resistance of Film: Determination of tear resistance -- Part 2: Elmendorf method |
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Fogging: Rubber
or Plastics Coated Fabrics - Determination of Fogging Characteristics
of Trim Materials in the Interior of Automobiles |
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Dynatup, Multiaxial
Impact: Plastics - Determination of Puncture Impact Behaviour of Rigid
Plastics - Part 2: Instrumented Impact Testing |
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Drop Dart, Dynatup:
Plastics Film and Sheeting - Determination of Impact Resistance by the
Free-Falling Dart Method - Part 1: Staircase Methods; Part 2: Instrumented
Puncture Test |
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ISO
8009-9
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Tensile Properties of Contraceptives: Mechanical contraceptives -- Reusable natural and silicone rubber contraceptive diaphragms - Section 9 of requirements and tests |
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DSC, Glass Transition
Temperature, Tg, Crystallinity, Delta H, Heat of Fusion: Plastics
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) |
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TGA, Change in Mass,
Thermal Residue: Plastics - Thermogravimetry (TG) of Polymers - General
Principles |
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TMA, CTE, Coefficient
of Thermal Expansion, Glass Transition Temperature by TMA, Tg, by TMA,
Penetration Temperature by TMA: Plastics - Thermomechanical Analysis
(TMA) |
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Shear Viscosity:
Plastics - Determination of the Fluidity of Plastics Using Capillary and
Slit-Die Rheometers |
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ISO 15512
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Karl Fischer, Water
Content, Moisture Content by Karl Fischer Titration: Plastics -Determination
of Water Content Method B Water Vaporization |
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Volume and Surface
Resistivity: Methods of Tests for Volume Resistivity and Surface Resistivity
of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials |
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Dielectric Strength:
Electrical Strength of Insulating Materials - Test Methods - Part 1: Tests
at Power Frequencies |
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Dielectric Constant,
Dissipation Factor, Loss Factor: Recommended Methods for The Determination
of the Permittivity and Dielectric Dissipation Factor of Electrical Insulating
Materials At Power, Audio and Radio Frequencies Including Metre Wavelengths
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SAE
J369
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Horizontal Flame Test: Flammability of Polymeric Interior Materials--Horizontal Test Method |
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Chip Resistance, Gravelometer:
Test for Chip Resistance of Surface Coatings |
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Fogging: Test
Procedure to Determine The Fogging Characteristics of Interior Automotive
Materials |
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Xenon Arc Accelerated
Weathering, Artifical Weathering: Accelerated Exposure of Automotive
Interior Trim Components Using A Controlled Irradiance Water Cooled Xenon
-Arc Apparatus |
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Xenon Arc Accelerated
Weathering, Artificial Weathering: Accelerated Exposure of Automotive
Exterior Materials Using A Controlled Irradiance Water-Cooled Xenon Arc
Apparatus |
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SAE J2020
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QUV: Accelerated
Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using a Fluorscent UV and Condensation
Apparatus |
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SAE J2236
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Temperature Resistance:
Standard Method for Determining Continuous Upper Temperature Resistance
of Elastomers |
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GM9059P
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Thermal Oxidative Stability: Test for Thermal-Oxidative Stability Characteristics of Plastics |
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GM9305P
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Fogging: Criteria
for Determining Acceptable/Nonacceptable Materials |
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GM9900P
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Solvent Resistance,
Chemical Compatibility: Cleaning/Solvent Resistance of Automotive
Components During Normal Customer Use |
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UL-94
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Flammability:
Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
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EAI 564
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Polycarbonate Chemical
Compatability |
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Fogging: Determination
of the Windscreen Fogging characteristics if Trim Materials in Motor Vehicles
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Flammability:
Code of Federal Regulations Title 49: Transportation CFR Part 571 Federal
Motor Vehicle Standards Section 302 Flammability of Interior Materials. Also Identified As FMVSS 302.
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MIL-STD -3010A
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Test Method 2065 Puncture Resistance:
Supercedes Canceled Document - FTMS 101C-2065.1 Puncture Resistance and Elongation Test (1/8 Inch Radius Probe Method)
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