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This testing is used to define properties of a material, known in the industry as material characterization. The baseline information provided can be used as a future reference point for a standard material. The information derived from the testing can improve general quality assurance or provide data sufficient for product development research.

Chemistry

• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
  
• Oxygen Index
  
• Volumetric Analysis (Wet Chemistry)

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Typically performed on solid materials.

• Rectangular Torsion
  
• Shear Modulus (G'G" TAND)
  
• Tensile/Flexural Modulus (E'E" TAND)

Rheological Analysis

Typically performed on polymer melts, paste and adhesives.

• Cone and Plate
  
• Parallel Plate
  
• Viscosity Measurements

Thermal Analysis

Typically performed on polymers.

• DSC
  
  Cure
  Crystalinity
  Glass Transition Temperature
  Melt Point
  Oxidative Induction Time
• TGA
  
  Filler Content
  Compositional Analysis
  Thermal Stability
• TMA
  
  Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE)
  Glass Transition Temperature

Detroit Testing Laboratory, 7111 East 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092. Tel: 810-754-9000; Fax: 810-754-9045.

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