Polymeric Materials Analysis and Characterisation Laboratory

Tensile test, flexure test, compression and fatigue cycling test, Charpy and Izod impact test, hardness test, differential scanning calorimetry and thermal modulation scanning calorimetry analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, determination and analysis of molecular groups by infrared spectroscopy, determination of thermal conductivity and diffusivity, determination of specific heat, determination of the internal structure of the polymer matrix, process analysis, fluidity index test, gel permeation liquid chromatography, heat flux analysis, thermal runaway study, specific dry-out curves, studies in natural and infill soils, heat transfer studies in porous media, heat flux transfer studies in buried medium and high voltage cables, material degradation, thermal ageing, UV ageing, chemical ageing, molecular weights, percentage of polymer in a complex mixture, residue analysis and control, density determination, percentage crystallinity, oxidative induction time determination, thermal stability analysis, microscopy studies and analysis.