ASTM D5942 Test to Determine Charpy Impact Strength of Plastics

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ASTM D5942 testing. This standard specifies a procedure for determining the Charpy impact strength of plastics under defined conditions. A number of different samples and test configurations have been described. Different test parameters are specified according to the type of material, the type of test specimen and the type of notch.

This test method is used to investigate the behavior of certain types of specimens under defined impact conditions and to estimate the brittleness or toughness of specimens within the limitations inherent in the test conditions.

This test method has a wider range of applicability than given in Test Method D 5941 and is more suitable for testing materials that exhibit interlayer shear fracture or materials that exhibit surface effects due to environmental factors.

This test method specifies the preferred dimensions for the test specimen. Testing on samples of different sizes and nicks, or on samples prepared under different conditions, may yield non-comparable results. Other factors such as the energy capacity of the pendulum, the impact rate, and the conditioning of the samples can also affect the results. Consequently, when comparative data are needed, these factors need to be carefully controlled and recorded.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ASTM D5942 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.