Automotive Plastics Perceptivity Testing
Intertek laboratories provide knowledge and expertise for perceptive properties testing for plastic automotive materials.
Intertek laboratories determine the perceptive properties of a polymer, plastic or compound materials used in the automotive industry. Perceptive properties describe how a product is perceived by end users incl. color, gloss, scratch, haze, appearance etc.
Automotive plastics perceptivity tests include:
| Method | Standard |
| Scratch resistance | customer specific methods |
| Gloss | DIN 67530 |
| Haze / Transmission | ASTM D1003A |
| Fogging | DIN 75201 e.a. |
| Coating adherence | number of methods available |
| UV-resistance | number of methods available |
| Volatile Organic Components (VOC) | PV3341, VDA 277, customer specific methods |
| Vapour beam | customer specific methods |
Further capabilities include 60T and 320T injection moulding facilities, which are set up in a controlled laboratory environment for research projects (eg. testing optimal screw and screw/cylinder combinations) and the injection moulding of real size automotive components which gives the opportunity to test materials in an early stage in its final form.
Intertek operates high-tech analytical lab testing facilities and methods for testing additives and fillers in performance enhancers:
- Additives analysis
- Elemental analysis
- VOC testing
- Ageing testing
- Thermal analysis
Intertek laboratories operate under the relevant quality standards incl. ISO9001:2000 and ISO 17025 accreditation for many tests.
Automotive Plastics Testing Services:
Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Automotive Plastics Perceptivity Testing.