Accredited tests

  Name of test Standard/method Name of standard
1. Melt flow rate of thermoplastics ČSN EN ISO 1133-1
ČSN EN ISO 1133-2		 Plastics – Determination of the melt mass–flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume–flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics – Part 1: Standard method, Part 2: Methods for materials sensitive to
time–temperature history and/or moisture
2. Density of non-cellural plastics by immersion method ČSN EN ISO 1183-,1
method A		 Plastics - Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics - Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method
3. Charpy unnotched impact strength -50 °C up to 100 °C
Charpy notched impact strength -50 °C up to 100 °C		 ČSN EN ISO 179-1 Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test
4. Tensile properties (strength, tensile modulus, strain at break,…) -40 °C up to 100 °C ČSN EN ISO 527-1
ČSN EN ISO 527-2		 Plastics – Determination of tensile properties - Part 1: General principles, Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
5. Flexural properties (flexural strength, flexural stress at conventional deflection, flexural modulus, flexural strain at flexural strength...) -40 up to 100 °C ČSN EN ISO 178 Plastics - Determination of flexural properties
6. Izod unnotched impact strength -50 °C up to 100 °C
Izod notched impact strength -50 °C up to 100 °C		 ČSN EN ISO 180 Plastics - Determination of Izod impact strength
7. Vicat softening temperature (VST) ČSN EN ISO 306 Plastics - Thermoplastic materials - Determination of Vicat
softening temperature (VST)
8. Temperature of deflection under load ČSN EN ISO 75-1
ČSN EN ISO 75-2		 Plastics - Determination of temperature of deflection under load - Part 1: General test method, Part 2: Plastics, ebonite and long-fibre-reinforced composites
9. Shore hardness A, D ČSN EN ISO 868 Plastics and ebonite – Determination of indentation hardness
by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
10. Shore A, D hardness ČSN ISO 48-1 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness
Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)
ČSN ISO 7619-1 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of indentation hardness, Part 1: Durometer method (Shore hardness)
11. Determination of water content - coulometric method ČSN EN ISO 15512,
method B2		 Plastics – Determination of water content
12. Determination of the textile glass and mineral filler content - calcination method ČSN EN ISO 1172 Textile–glass–reinforced plastics – Prepregs, moulding compounds and laminates – Determination of the textile–glass and mineral–filler content – Calcination methods
13. Determination of ash content by direct annealing ČSN EN ISO 3451-1,
ISO 3451-2,
ČSN EN ISO 3451-4		 Plastics - Determination of ash - Part 1: General methods, Part 2: Poly(alkylene terephthalate) materials, Part 4: Polyamides
14. Determination of viscosity number ČSN EN ISO 307 Plastics – Polyamides – Determination of viscosity number
15. Determination of burning rate ČSN ISO 3795;
DIN 75200;
FMVSS 302;
TL1010;
VCS 5031,19		 Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
16. Horizontal and vertical flame tests UL 94
ČSN EN 60695-11-10 ed.2		 Tests for flammability of Plastic materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
17. Determination of thermal properties (glass transition, melting and crystallization) by DSC ČSN EN ISO 11357-1,
ČSN EN ISO 11357-2,
ČSN EN ISO 11357-3		 Plastics – Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) – Part 1: General principles, Part 2: determination of glass transition temperature and glass transition step height, Part 3: Determination of temperature and enthalpy of melting and crystallization
18. Determination of hardness - ball indentation method ČSN EN ISO 2039-1 Plastics, Determination of hardness – Part 1: Ball indentation method
19. Determination of gloss value - method of measuring directionally reflected light ČSN EN ISO 2813 Paints and varnishes – Determination of gloss value at 20 degrees, 60 degrees and 85 degrees

Non-accredited tests

  Name of test Standard/method Name of standard
1. Moisture content in plastics 17025-PP-11 Determination of moisture content using halogen moisture analyzer
Application methods Mettler–Toledo: Determination of moisture content in plastics
2. Colour shade (colorimetrically) 17025-PP-10 Determination of colour shade using d/8° and 0/45° spectrophotometers
3. Identification of plastics by FT-IR spectroscopy 17025-PP-14 Identification of plastics on FT-IR spectrometer with single reflection ATR adapter
4. Compressibility of rubber ELE 8102 AP (B) Determination of rubber compressibility
ČSN EN ISO 3386-1 Polymeric materials, cellular flexible - Determination of stress-strain characteristics in compression
Part 1: Low-density materials
5. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) ČSN EN ISO 11358-1 Plastics - Thermogravimetry (TG) of polymers - Part 1: General principles
6. TGA/FT-IR analysis 17025-PP-32 Thermogravimetric analysis combined with FT-IR spectroscopy
7. Determination of apparent density of material that can be poured from a specified funnel ČSN EN ISO 60 Plastics - Determination of apparent density of material thatcan be poured from a specified funnel
8. Determination of burning behaviour GS 97038
DBL 5307.10
SES N 3245		 Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
9. Tests for Flammability (thin material vertical burning test) UL 94 cl. 11 Tests for fl ammability of Plastic materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
10. Determination of thermal properties (oxidation induction time) by DSC ČSN EN ISO 11357-1,
ČSN EN ISO 11357-6		 Plastics - Diff erential scanning calorimetry (DSC) - Part 1: General principles, Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT)
11. Determination of certain substances by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) 17025-PP-39 Screening - Lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
12. Hot resistance test without external mechanical stressing DIN 53497 Hot storage test on mouldings made of thermoplastic moulding materials without external mechanical stressing
13. Cold resistance test without external mechanical stressing 17025-PP-36 Cold resistance test on mouldings made of thermoplastic moulding materials without external mechanical stressing
14. Melt flow rate of thermoplastics ASTM D 1238 Standard test method for melt flow rates of thermoplastics by extrusion plastometer
15. Tensile properties (strength, tensile modulus, strain at break,…)
-40 °C to 100 °C		 ČSN ISO 37 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
16. Tensile properties (strength, tensile modulus, strain at break,…) -50 °C up to 300 °C DIN 53504 Testing of rubber - Determination of tensile strength at break, tensile stress at yield, elongation at break and stress values in a tensile test
17. Tensile properties (strength, tensile modulus, strain at break,…) -40 °C up to 100 °C JIS K 6251 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastics - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
18. Shore hardness A, D JIS K 6253-3 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - determination of hardness - Part3: Durometer method
ASTM D 2240 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness
19. Determination of color changes - colorimetric method DIN 53236 Colouring materials - Conditions of measurement and evaluation for the determination of colour differences for paint coatings, similar coatings and plastics
VW 50190 Vehicle Interior Equipment Components - Measurement-Based Evaluation of Color and Gloss Level
VW 50195 Colorimetric Evaluation of Exterior Automotive Paint Finishes
ISO 7724-3 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry - Part 3: Calculation of colour differences
20. Determination of tear strength ČSN ISO 34-1 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength - Part 1: Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces

Other activities

  Name of test Standard/method Name of standard
1. Injection molding of thermoplastic test specimen ČSN EN ISO 294-1
ČSN EN ISO 294-2		 Specimen type:
- 1A, 5A (ČSN EN ISO 527-2)
- 80 x 10 x 4 mm
- 80 x 10 x 3 mm
- 50 x 6 x 3 mm
- 125 x 13 x 3,2 mm
- 150 x 50 x 3,2 mm
- 150 x 150 x 3,3 mm
- 135 x 45 x 3,2 mm
- 356 x 100 x 2,3 mm
2. Die cutting of test specimens ČSN ISO 37 Specimen type: 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4
DIN 53504 Specimen type: S1,S2, S3, S3A
ČSN EN ISO 527-2 Specimen type: 1A, 1B, 5A, 5B
ČSN EN ISO 527-3 Specimen type: 1B
3. Machining of plate samples on a three-axis CNC milling machine ČSN EN ISO 2818 according to customer requirements
4. Notching of test specimens on a CNC notching device ČSN EN ISO 179-1
ČSN EN ISO 180		 Type A notch