Determination of ISO 527-2 Tensile Properties of Plastics, Plastic Molding and Extrusion for Standard Test

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 527-2 testing. The ISO 527-2 standard, published by the international standards organization (ISO), includes a test method for determining the tensile properties of molding and extrusion plastics, based on the general principles given in the first part of this standard.

The test methods in this standard are suitable for use with the following materials:

• Rigid and semi-rigid thermoplastic molding, extrusion and casting materials, including but excluding textile fibres, filled and reinforced compounds with short fibres, small rods, plates or granules;
• Rigid and semi-rigid thermosetting molding and casting materials (including filled and reinforced compounds, but excluding textile fibers as reinforcement);
• Thermotropic liquid crystal polymers.

These test methods are not normally suitable for use with rigid cellular materials or sandwich structures containing cellular material. Rigid cellular materials are subject to the ISO 1926 standard. In addition, these methods are not suitable for flexible films and sheets with a thickness of less than 1 mm.

These test methods are applied using specimens that can be molded to selected sizes or machined, cut or punched from injection or compression molded plates.

Tests in the framework of the ISO 527-2 standard are carried out on a testing machine by applying a tensile force to a sample and measuring the various properties of the sample material under tension. The test is carried out at strain rates ranging from 1 to 500 mm / min until the sample fails in yield or fracture.

In short, there are many different test methods for various types of plastics. The ISO 527-2 test method is designed for testing rigid and semi-rigid plastics, whether molded, extruded, machined or cast. This method also applies to reinforced plastics.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 527-2 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.