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Below is a list of Quality Tests performed at Nordon, Inc. to ensure the highest quality plastics product manufacturing output.

  • Ash Content (ASTM D5330)
  • ASTM Sample Preparation - Machining or Molding (ASTM D2583)Testing Capabilities at Nordon
  • Barcol Hardness (ASTM D789, D4878)
  • Brookfield Viscosity (ASTM D789, D4878)
  • Bulk Density (ASTM D1895B)
  • Capillary Rheometry - Shear Sweep (ASTM D3835)
  • Capillary Rheometry Thermal Stability (ASTM D3835)
  • Carbon Black Content (ASTM D1603)
  • Charpy Impact (ISO 179)
  • Chemical Compatibility (ASTM D543, UL)
  • Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (ASTM E831)
  • Cold Bend (UL-1581-580)
  • Compression Set (ASTM D395)
  • Compression Test (ASTM D695)
  • Deflection Temperature Under Flexural Load [HDT] (ASTM D648, ISO75)
  • Density (ASTM D792)
  • Dielectric Constant / Dissipation Factor (ASTM D150)
  • Dielectric Strength (ASTM D149)
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry [DSC] (ASTM D3417, D3418)
  • Dimensional Stability (ASTM D1204)
  • Extractions (FDA, ASTM)
  • Flammability (UL, ASTM, FVMS)
  • Flexural Test (ASTM D790, ISO 178)
  • Flexural Test at Elevated Temperature (ASTM D790, ISO 178)
  • Flexural Test at Reduced Temperature (ASTM D790, ISO 178)
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis [FTIR] (ASTM E168, E1252)
  • Haze (ASTM D1003, D1044)
  • High Speed Puncture [Dynatup] (ASTM D3763)
  • Inherent Viscosity (ASTM D4603)
  • Intrinsic Viscosity (ASTM D2857)
  • ISO Sample Preparation - Machining or Molding (ISO294 / 3167)
  • Izod Impact (ASTM D256, ISO 180)
  • Izod Impact at Reduced Temperature (ASTM D256, ISO 180)
  • Lap Shear (ASTM D1002)
  • Melt Flow Index (ASTM D1238, ISO 1133)
  • Melt Viscosity (GE)
  • Mold Shrinkage (ASTM D955)
  • Moisture Content by Karl Fischer (ASTM D789)
  • Oven Aging (ASTM, UL)
  • Peel Test (ASTM D8116, D4672)
  • Pencil Hardness (ASTM D3363)
  • Poisson's Ration (ASTM E132)
  • Polycarbonate Compatibility (EIA 564-1992)
  • Puncture Test (FTMS 101B)
  • Refractive Index (ASTM D542)
  • Relative Viscosity (ASTM D2857)
  • Rockwell Hardness (ASTM D785)
  • Shear Test (ASTM D732)
  • Shore Hardness (ASTM D2240)
  • Short Beam Shear (ASTM D2344)
  • Specific Gravity (ASTM D792, D1045)
  • Surface Resistivity (ASTM D257)
  • Taber Abrasion (ASTM D1044)
  • Tear Resistance (ASTM D1004)
  • Tensile Impact (ASTM D1822)
  • Tensile Test (ASTM D638, D882, D412, ISO 527)
  • Tensile Test at Elevated Temperature (ASTM D638, D882, D412, ISO 527)
  • Tensile Test at Reduced Temperature (ASTM D638, D882, D412, ISO 527)
  • UL Thermal Indexing (UL)
  • UV / VIS Spectrophotometry (ASTM D1003)
  • V-Notch Shear (ASTM D5379)
  • Vicat Softening Point (ASTM D1525, ISO 306)
  • Volume Resistivity (ASTM D257)
  • Vold Content (ASTM D2734)
  • Water Absorption - 24 Hour (ASTM D570)
  • Water Absorption - Equilibrium (ASTM E96)
  • Water Vapor Transmission (ASTM E96)
  • Weight Gain/Loss Studies
  • Yellowness Index (ASTM D1925, E313)