Micom offers a wide range of polymer testing services. Our climate controlled laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025. The tests offered are for a multitude of industries from Aerospace, Pharmaceutical, Packaging and Juvenile products. You will find below a limited list of test services we offer for plastics, rubber and composite material testing:

Mechanical Properties

Flatwise Tensile Strength – ASTM C297	Impact – ASTM D2794
Coating Flexibility – ASTM D522	Plastics Mechanical Prop. ASTM D2990
Tensile Strength ASTM D638	Flexural Strength ASTM D3043
Comp. Str. Rigid Plastics ASTM D695	Coating Adhesion Tape – ASTM D3359
Flexural Strength ASTM D790	Foam ASTM D3574
Specific Gravity ASTM D792	Taber Abrasion – ASTM D4060
Particle Board Testing ASTM D1037	Composite Materials ASTM D4762
Rigid Cellular Plastics ASTM D1623	Wood-Bonding Adhesives ASTM D5574

Accelerated Aging

U.V. exposure – ASTM G155
U.V. exposure – ASTM G154
U.V. exposure- SAE J2412
U.V. exposure- SAE J2527
Test chamber testing (humidity, temperature cycling)
Salt spray – ASTM B117
Heat Aging

Surface properties

Gloss – ASTM D523
Scratch resistance – ASTM D3363
Taber Abrasion – ASTM D4060
Falling Abrasive Resistance – ASTM D968
Peel resistance – ASTM D1781

The following video is about the ASTM D1781 Climbing Drum Peel Test for Adhesives. It measures the peel resistance of adhesive bonds between a relatively flexible adherend and a rigid adherend.

For other related test methods please see: Material Testing, Accelerated Aging, Coating Testing, ASTM Testing.

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Polymer Testing