MECHANICAL PROPERTIES TESTING
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The mechanical properties of a polymer determine the range of usefulness and the service that can be expected from the material. Mechanical properties testing provides information on strength, impact resistance, hardness and fracture toughness.
Testing for mechanical properties is performed under various conditions. These are:
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Izod Impact Strength
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kJ/m2 |
ISO 180 |
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Charpy Impact Strength
kJ/m2
ISO 179
As like Izod impact, Charpy impact test is also for measuring the materials resistance to impact. Both of them use the same principle to test the Impact resistance of materials but there are several differences such as specimen position and dimension, point of strike, direction and type of Notch.
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Tensile Test |
MPa |
ISO 527 |
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Flexural Stress |
MPa |
ISO 178 |
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Hardness |
Shore.D |
ISO 868 |