Plastics Testing in the U. A. E

Plastics in general are finding applications as replacements for metals and timber in a wide variety of industries.

The reasons for this are numerous and range from insulation properties, colour capabilities, molding capabilities to availability and cost.

As such, the testing of different plastics combinations has been, and indeed still is, been subject to rigorous control.

Today greater emphasis is being placed on the structural use of plastics and so there is an increased awareness of the need to test. Compounders, as well as processors require more stringent control of quality of both materials and processes to meet customer requirements.

This is especially true of critical component parts in the automotive, medical, aerospace and appliance industries. Some of the various tests possible on Tinius Olsen machines are: Tensile Rigid Plastics –

• ENISO 527,
• ASTM D638,
• BS6319, 2782,
• DIN 53455

Compression Rigid Plastics –

• ISO 604
• ASTM D695

Flexure Rigid Plastics –

• ENISO 178
• ASTM D790
• BS 782, 2782
• DIN 53452

Melt flow index of polymers –

• ASTM D1238

For more details please contact:

Amit Mitbawkar
Team Leader - Industrial Materials Testing
SIGMA ENTERPRISES LLC
Engineering Products Division
PO Box - 96241,
Dubai, UAE
Tel - +971 4 8851828
Fax - +971 4 8851628 Mobile - +971 50 4450907
Email – amit_mitbawkar@sep.ae
Website - www.sigma-epd.com