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Material characterisation

A comprehensive infrastructure allows us to directly understand the various aspects of construction and processing and to analyse the interaction of material properties and their effects in detail.

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Rheology measurement of plastics on the plate-plate rheometer DHR3

Thermal analysis

  • Rheology
    • Plate-plate / cone-plate
      • Capillary rheometer incl. rheotens and pVT
      • Melt index tester (MFI)
  • Light microscopy
    • Accessories: Heating table & micro tensile tester
  • Water content determination
  • Ultrasonic testing for composite materials
  • Creep test bench with temperature chamber
  • Climatic chamber (-10 - 100 °C; 10 - 98 % r.h.)
  • Colour, gloss, density, hardness, pH, conductivity, stress crack resistance
  • Corrosion resistance Potentiostat / Galvanostat PGSTAT101
  • Component and fibre orientation measurement APODIUS Vision System 3D