Plastics, Rubber & Polymer Testing
Tensile, elongation, hardness, abrasion, melt flow and impact testing for plastics, films, rubber compounds and moulded components.
20 categories · 244 published records. The catalogue we can supply is broader than the catalogue we publish — send us the item if you cannot find it.
Before you order
Two traps on this shelf. The first is grips: a polymer specimen that slips or breaks at the jaw has produced no result at all, and grip choice matters more than frame capacity for anything under 20 kN. The second is standards drift — the rubber abrasion method most testers are still advertised against was withdrawn and replaced by an ISO reference, so check what your method register actually cites before you buy against a number in a brochure.
Tensile Testing Machine for Plastics and Rubber
Tensile machine of 5 to 20 kN for dumbbell and strip specimens of plastic, rubber and elastomer, with a long-travel extensometer for strain over an extended gauge length.
IndentASTM D638Capacity range: 5 kN to 20 kN
Specification for Tensile Testing Machine for Plastics and Rubber
Specification for Tensile Testing Machine for Plastics and Rubber Capacity range 5 kN to 20 kN Strain measurement Long-travel extensometer for extended gauge lengths Data acquisition Digital, real time Calibration certificate Supplied with a calibration certificate the manufacturer states is traceable under ISO/IEC 17025 Variants Three machine builds are shown on the manufacturer's creative Services Calibration Standards
ASTM D638ASTM D412ISO 527ISO 37Typical applications
- Tensile strength and elongation of plastics
- Tensile stress-strain of rubber and elastomers
- Polymer films and sheets
- Foams and extruded products
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What laboratories usually order alongside this.
Geotextile & Geosynthetic Testing
Wide-width tensile, grab, puncture, permittivity and pore-size testing for geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids and geocomposites.
Paper, Board & Packaging Testing
Bursting strength, crush resistance, tear, Cobb sizing, grammage, drop, vibration, leak and seal testing for paper, corrugated board, film, foil and finished packaging.
Ovens, Furnaces & Incubators
Hot air ovens, muffle and high-temperature furnaces, water baths, stability chambers and refrigerated equipment.
Why we publish the standard revision, not just the number.
Testing instruments are bought against a method, and a method is written against a standard. When that standard is revised, the old number stays in circulation for years — sometimes decades — because catalogues copy each other and nobody re-checks.
Three examples currently live across this industry: ASTM D1559 for Marshall stability, withdrawn in 1998. ASTM D422 for hydrometer analysis, withdrawn in 2016. IS 13311 for non-destructive concrete testing, absorbed into the IS 516 family in 2018. All three still appear on product listings you can buy from today.
That matters commercially, not just pedantically. If your quality manual cites a withdrawn standard, a NABL assessor will raise it, and the fastest way that error enters a manual is by being copied off a supplier’s specification sheet.
On qualification: for pharmaceutical customers, the documentation is half the purchase. GMP-specification equipment differs in its contact surfaces, its control system, its printed cycle records and its IQ/OQ/PQ protocol set. Specify that requirement at enquiry stage — retrofitting it after installation costs more and delays qualification.
On site preparation: compression testing machines, ductility baths, abrasion machines and large ovens need foundations, three-phase supply, drainage or extraction. We issue the foundation drawing and utility schedule with the quotation so the civil work can run in parallel with the delivery lead time rather than after it.
