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When performing testing on polymer and plastic materials, a qualified polymer and plastics testing laboratory performs each and every analysis
with one goal in mind: To provide accurate, repeatable analytical data its clients can depend on.
For that reason, much of the testing performed by a qualified polymer teesting lab follows procedures outlined
in internationally recognized ASTM Test Methods. Below you will find a listing of
ASTM Test Methods for polymer and plastics testing performed by accredited polymer testing labs on a regular basis.
For a complete listing of ASTM Test Methods for polymers and plastics, or to download a
specific test method, please visit www.ASTM.org.
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- ASTM D6869 -- Standard Test Method for Coulometric and Volumetric Determination of Moisture in Plastics Using the Karl Fischer Reaction (the Reaction of Iodine with Water)
- ASTM E1252 -- Standard Practice for General Techniques for Obtaining Infrared Spectra for Qualitative Analysis
- ASTM D149A -- Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
- ASTM D150 -- Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
- ASTM D257 -- Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
- ASTM D876 -- Standard Test Methods for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer Tubing Used for Electrical Insulation
- ASTM D991 -- Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Volume Resistivity Of Electrically Conductive and Antistatic Products
- ASTM D1675 -- Standard Test Methods for Polytetrafluoroethylene Tubing
- ASTM D4496 -- Standard Test Method for DC Resistance or Conductance of Moderately Conductive Materials
- ASTM D618 -- Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
- ASTM D638 -- Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
- ASTM D695 -- Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
- ASTM D790 -- Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
- ASTM D882 -- Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
- ASTM D1894 -- Standard Test Method for Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastic Film and Sheeting
- ASTM D2240 -- Standard Test Method for Rubber Property — Durometer Hardness
- ASTM D2256 -- Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yarns by the Single-Strand Method
- ASTM D2857 -- Standard Practice for Dilute Solution Viscosity of Polymers
- ASTM D1238 -- Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
- ASTM D3418 -- Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- ASTM D4591 -- Standard Test Method for Determining Temperatures and Heats of Transitions of Fluoropolymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- ASTM D5630 -- Standard Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
- ASTM E1131 -- Standard Test Method for Compositional Analysis by Thermogravimetry
- ASTM E1269 -- Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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