DESCRIPTION

The assesment of mechanical properties allows to determine the capacity of materials to develop reversible or irreversible deformations and to resist failure when a force is applied at a specific rate of deformation and a given temperature.

AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT:

• Instron 3369 tester. Temperature test range: -70 to 200 °C; Load Capacity: 50   kN; Maximum speed: 500 mm/min; Vertical test space:1193 mm
• Measurement of tensile, compression and flexural properties
• Determination of Friction Coefficient
• Adhesion tests.
• Tearing tests
• Peeling tests

ADVANTAGES

• Full software control
• Evaluation of temperature effects on mechanical behavior of plastics

APPLICATIONS

Polymers | Polymer nanocomposites | Films, multi-layer films and laminates| Recycled polymers | Among many other materials