Plastics Testing
Plastics is a major category of the polymer field. The US market was about 79 billion pounds in the year 2000. Most of these materials are synthetic commodity and engineering resins and the major types are listed below.
- ABS
- ABS/PC alloys
- Acetal
- Acrylic
- Acrylic-styrene copolymer
- Acrylonitrile
- Cellulose Acetate
- Cellulose Acetate Butanal
- Cellulose Acetate Propionate
- Chlorinated polyethylene
- Epoxy resins
- Ethylene vinyl alcohol
- Fluoroplastic – PTFE
- Fluoroplastic – FEP
- Fluoroplastic – PVDF
- Ionomer
- Polyacrylether ketone
- Polyetheether ketone
- Liquid Crystal Polymer
- Melamine formaldehyde
- Phenolics
- Nylon 6
- Nylon 6/6
- Nylon 6/10
- Nylon 6/12
- Nylon 4/6
- Nylon 11
- Nylon 12
- Aromatic polyamide
- Polyamide-Polyimide
- Polyethylene and copolymers
- Polycarbonate
- Polybutylene Terephthalate
- Polycyclohexene dimethanol terephthalate
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- PET/ PC blends
- Polyetherimide
- Polyethersulfone
- Polyimide
- Polymethylpentene
- Polyphenylene oxide
- Polyphenylene sulfide
- Polyphthalamide
- Polypropylene and copolymers
- Polystyrene and copolymers
- Polyurethanes
- Polyvinylidene chloride
- Silicones
- Polysulfones
- Polyethersulfones
- Polyureas
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Polyvinylchloride (chlorinated)
Polyhedron Laboratories has the expertise, experience and equipment to analyze and test most of the above materials according to ASTM specifications.