Analysing methods

Mechanical analyses :

• Hardness - Shore A and D
• Traction - Lloyd Instruments LR
• Impact - (Zwick), 21 joules max - packaging between -40°C and +23°C

Physical-Chemical analyses :

• Proportioning of volatile gases
• Infra-red spectroscopy – Scientific-Nicolet iS10 thermo (with ATR and Transmission)
• UV Spectroscopy
• DSC - TA Instruments TA Q100
• HPLC - Perkin Elmer 410, Perkin Elmer 200
• Karl Fisher Humidity - 688 KF and 707 KFMetrohm
• TGA - TGA50 Shimatzu thermogravimetry
• Chromatography Phase Gas - Perkin Elmer

Characteristics analyses :

• Fluidity Index
• Bulk density or pycnometric density
• Cinder residue (under N2 or air)
• Melting point of materials (PE, PP, PA, PBT, masterbatchs, etc.)
• Dispersion of masterbatchs, dispersion of load
• Contamination level
• Colorimetry - Macbeth M 2020 PL
• Stereo – LEICA M165C electronic microscopic imagery
• Microscope: LEICA DM 2500M

Fireproofing :

• Limiting oxygen index (L.O.I.)
• UL94

Film extrusion :

• "Cast"-type extruder with a 25mm diameter and 25 L/D
• "Blown"-type extruder (35mm diameter)

Mixers :

• Grill
• HAAKE internal mixer