EN ISO 6383-2 Plastics, Film and Coating, Determination of Tear Resistance, Part 2: The Elmendorf Method

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN ISO 6383-2 standard. This part of EN ISO 6383 specifies the method for determining the force required to propagate a tear at a specified distance and through a specified slit in a test sample of a thin flexible plastic sheet or film under specified loading conditions.

Applies to the following reactor types:

• shunt reactors;
• current-limiting reactors;
• neutral grounding reactors;
• power flow control reactors;
• Engine start reactors;
• Series reactors, including arc furnace series reactors;
• Filter (setting) reactors;
• Capacitor damping reactors;
• Capacitor discharge reactors;
• Earthing transformers (neutral couplers);
• Arc extinguishing reactors;
• Softening reactors for HVDC and industrial application.

The upper limit of the thickness to be tested depends on the tear strength of the material relative to the capacity of the testing machine.

Materials to be tested according to this method include flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefin films, but the variable elongation and oblique tear effects on more extensible films can result in poor repeatability of test results. This method may not be suitable for testing tougher materials such as rigid PVC, nylon and Polyester films.

The tear resistance test specified by this method is applied to samples taken from semi-finished and finished products. The test is suitable for production and control of manufactured products as well as acceptance or rejection testing under specifications for semi-finished and finished products, provided that the data for a given material can be shown to be acceptably reproducible.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN ISO 6383-2 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.