Test criteria
Tensile, flexural and compression testing, impact testing (Charpy, Izod), Shore A/D hardness
Thermal analysis (DSC, TGA), Vicat/HDT, ageing (VDE, UL), thermostability
Melt index, viscosity (capillary rheometer, rotation viscosimeter)
Colour, light/weather resistance, microscopy
Extrusion (strip, tube, blow/cast film), injection molding, pressure filter testing, kneading test
Chromatography (GC, HPLC), spectroscopy (FTIR)
Density, moisture, ash content, fire behavior, particle size distribution