Additives are chemical compounds that are added to polymers to improve their properties and performance. Plasticizers are used to impart flexibility. Antioxidants and UV stabilizers protect plastics against degradation caused […]
Izod impact testing is a tool used in determining various characteristics such as strength, brittleness, and toughness of plastic, composite, and other polymer materials. Undergoing physical testing such as impact […]
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, also known as ICP-OES, is a method for analyzing the elemental composition of materials. The instrument used to perform this test contains a light […]
Melt Flow Rate (MFR) is the mass of a polymer that flows through a capillary at a specified temperature and pressure during a measured time period. The MFR is the […]