Polymer and elastomeric products, like rubber, are commercially very important because of their widespread applications which arise as a result of their properties like resistance to impact, toughness, and elasticity. Testing of these products is quite challenging because of the use of fillers to prepare customized items with a variety of uses. Spectro Research and Lab Ventures (P) Ltd. is thoroughly competent to carry out testing related to polymer and rubber products in accordance with various accepted national and international standards, and also provide customized testing services to clients.

The testing results help in achieving the following important goals:

• Characterization of materials
• Quality Control testing and Certification
• Product Development
• Reverse engineering
• Failure Analysis

Polymer Properties checked and tested by Spectro

• Ash content
• Bulk density
• Compression set under constant deflection
• Compression Properties
• Charpy Impact Tester
• Carbon black in Olefin Plastic
• Coefficient of Friction
• Deflection Temperature under Load (DTUL or HDT)
• Density and Specific Gravity
• Durometer Hardness (Shore Hardness)
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
• Dielectric Constant and Dissipation Factor
• Flexural Properties
• Flammability
• FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry)
• Impact Resistance of Plastic Film
• Izod Impact
• Melt Flow Index (MFI)
• Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-like Combustion of Plastics
• Peel Tests
• QUV (AcceleratedWeathering)
• Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
• Surface Resistivity and Volume Resistivity
• Shear Strength by Punch Tool
• Tear Resistanceof Plastic Film by Pendulum Method (Elmendorf Tear)
• Tensile Teste of Plastics
• Tensile Tests of Rubber
• Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
• Vicat Softening Temperature
• Viscosity of Polymers
• Water Absorption

Major Equipments used for Testing

• GCMS
• FTIR
• GC with ECD FID detectors
• HPLC
• Gas Chromatography ( of Nucon)
• Wind monitor
• XRF- Spectrometer
• Atomic Absorption Spectrometer