ISO 179 Charpy and ISO 180 Izod: How Plastic Impact Testing Actually Works
ISO 179 is the Charpy method for plastics and ISO [...]
FTIR for Polymer & Plastic Identification: QC Workflow
FTIR identifies a polymer in about a minute. What takes [...]
ISO 5660 Cone Calorimeter: Measuring Heat Release Rate in an Accredited Lab
Four subsystems decide whether your ISO 5660 cone calorimeter produces [...]
FTIR ATR Crystal Selection: ZnSe vs Diamond vs Ge
Nine times out of ten the sample decides the crystal, [...]
UV/Vis Spectrophotometry for Water Quality Testing
When a water laboratory writes a specification, the instrument has [...]
CEI 60331 Cable Fire Resistance Test Explained
CEI 60331 is the international series that asks one question [...]
ISO 1133 Melt Flow Index Test: Procedure, Acceptance Rules and Interpretation
An ISO 1133 melt flow index test rarely fails because [...]
ISO 9969 Ring Stiffness Test for Plastic Pipes: Procedure, Formula and SN Classification
ISO 9969 es el método de prueba; the SN class is [...]
Double Beam vs Single Beam Spectrophotometer: Mechanism, Drift and Verification
a double beam spectrophotometer exists to cancel one specific error [...]
ISO 1167 Hydrostatic Pressure Test: Procedure & Failures
An ISO 1167 hydrostatic test pressurises a thermoplastics pipe specimen [...]