Emission testing
Component testing
- Emission determination in a 1m³ emission chamber
- Emission determination in a Tedlar Bag (from 0.2l to 2000l)
- Emission determination in a Microchamber
- Static emission measurement using the headspace method
Material testing
- Determination of VOC by thermodesorption (VDA278)
- Determination of Total VOC (TVOC)
- Determination of fogging behaviour (gravimemetric and reflective)
Testing of individual components
- Determination of aldehydes and ketones
- Determination of 1,3-butadiens
- Determination of BTHX
- Determination of phthalates
Determination of the olfactory behavior
- Material and chamber testing
Approved panel with up to 10 years of experience
Resistance testing
Environmental simulation
- Temperature resistance test
- Climate resistance test
- from -70°C to +180°C and from 10% to 99% rel. humidity
- for ramps up to 5K per minute
- Thermal shock resistance testing
- Sun simulation test
- from 1m³ to 14 m³ chamber volume
- if necessary incl. test box
- if necessary, incl. sample chamber
- UV and hot light fastness or hot light aging test
- xenotest test equipment (300nm to 420nm)
- Air and water cooled
- Corrosion resistance test
- Salt spray test (NSS, CASS, AASS), condensing water climates
- Kesternichtest, filiform test, corrosion change test
Surface resistance testing
Plastic surfaces
- Chemical resistance test
- Determination of the contamination or cleaning behaviour
- Scrubbing, scratching and friction testing (Abrex, Taber, Crockmeter)
- Cross cut testing
- Fingernail and shoe sole test
- Determination of resistance to environmental stress cracking
Attachments (exterior)
- Determination of multi impact stone chip resistance
- Testing of resistance to pressure water jetting
- Car-wash-test
- Ball Drop Test
Seats, carpets, textiles
- Air permeability test
- Martindale test
- Soiling behavior and cleaning ability
Determination of burning behaviour
- Burning test (vertical and horizontal combustion test)
- Glow-wire flammability test
Visual and metrological assessment of resistance tests
- Colour measurement, gloss testing
- Layer thickness measurement (microscopy, coulorimetry, magnetic method)
- Assessment of environmental simulation tests
- Assessment of surface loads
Mechanical material testing
Tensile, compression, impact and bending test
- to Dynstat, Charpy and Izod up to 100kN and different temperatures
if necessary, incl. strain gauges (DMS)
Hardness test
- Determination of Shore A, B and D hardness
- Determination of IRHD hardness
Chemical and physical material testing
Materials: thermoplastics, duromers, elastomers, foams, composites (GRP, CFRP), textiles, light metals
- Material identification by IR spectroscopy
- Determination of Vicat softening temperature
- Determination of thermodynamic parameters (DSC)
- Determination of ash content
- Determination of water content
- Determination of water vapour permeability / air permeability
- Determination of mass and density
Coordinate measurement technology
Other benefits
Specimen production and test preparation
- Injection moulding
- Sample preparation and mechanical processing (cutting, sawing, milling, punching
Photo documentation
- Photo documentation from delivery to evaluation by means of digital SLR cameras under daylight (D65), incl. colour control card
Contact
SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH
Automotive Testhouse
Am Technologiepark 8
D-45699 Herten
t: +49 2366 305 700
f: +49 2366 305 658
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