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 23 °C, -10 up to -50 °C
Charpy notched impact strength 23 °C, -10 up to -50 °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,…) -50 up to 300 °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...) -50 up to 300 °C ČSN EN ISO 178 Plastics - Determination of flexural properties
6. Izod unnotched impact strength 23 °C, -10 up to -50 °C
Izod notched impact strength 23 °C, -10 up to -50 °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. Determination of water content - coulometric method ČSN EN ISO 15512,
method B2		 Plastics – Determination of water content
11. 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
12. 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
13. Determination of viscosity number ČSN EN ISO 307 Plastics – Polyamides – Determination of viscosity number
14. Determination of burning rate ČSN ISO 3795
DIN 75200
FMVSS 302
TL1010
DBL 5307.10 art. 5.1
VCS 5031,19 except
art. S4		 Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
15. 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
16. Determination of thermal properties (glass transition, melting and crystallization) by DSC ČSN EN ISO 11357-1,-2,-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
17. Determination of hardness - ball indentation method ČSN EN ISO 2039-1 Plastics, Determination of hardness – Part 1: Ball indentation method
18. 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
19. Artificial accelerated aging testing ČSN EN ISO 4892–2 Plastics – Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources – Part 2: Xenon–arc sources
PV 1303 Non-Metallic Materials - Xenon Arc Light Aging of Vehicle Interior Components
PV 3929 Non–Metallic Materials, Weathering in Dry, Hot Climate (Exterior)
PV 3930 Non-Metallic Materials, Weathering in Humid, Hot Climate (Exterior)
VDA 75202:2001 Test for color fastness and ageing using xenon lamps at high temperatures
ČSN EN ISO 105–B06 Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B06: Colour fastness and ageing to artificial light at high temperatures: Xenon arc fading lamp test
ČSN EN 20105-A02 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness. Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
ČSN EN ISO 105-A05 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part A05: Instrumental assessment of change in colour for determination of grey scale rating
20. Determination of color changes - colorimetric method DIN 53236 Testing of 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, method A Colorimetric Evaluation of Automobile Paint Coatings
ISO 7724-3: 1984 Paints and varnishes - Colorimetry - Part 3: Calculation of colour differences

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 (for example L*, a*,b*) 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 seal ELE 8102 AP (B) Determination of rubber seal compressibility
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 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
9. Hot resistance test without external mechanical stressing DIN 53497 Hot storage test on mouldings made of thermoplastic moulding materials without external mechanical stressing
10. Cold resistance test without external mechanical stressing 17025-PP-36 Cold resistance test on mouldings made of thermoplastic moulding materials without external mechanical stressing
11. Melt flow rate of thermoplastics ASTM D 1238 Standard test method for melt flow rates of thermoplastics by extrusion plastometer
12. Tensile properties (strength, tensile modulus, strain at break,…) -50 °C up to 300 °C ČSN ISO 37 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
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
JIS K 6251 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastics - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
13. Shore hardness A, D JIS K 6253-3 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - determination of hardness - Part3: Durometer method
ČSN ISO 7619-1 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of indentation
hardness - Part 1: Durometer method (Shore hardness)
14. Determination of burning rate ASTM D5132
GS 97038		 Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials