ISO 846 Testing for Plastics
Testing for Fungi and other microorganism actions on plastics, using ISO-846
Intertek provides ISO 846 testing of plastic materials, to determine and evaluate the effect of fungi and bacteria on polymeric materials. The ISO 846 test uses visual examination along with the measurement of mass and physical properties changes. The ISO 846 is a norm to test both fungi and bacteria in relation to plastics and polymers, important because microorganism actions can impact the quality of plastic products.
The ISO 846 procedure is a 21 day test to approach the real conditions of temperature and humidity for plastics products use. Three different methods exist in the ISO 846 norm for Fungi testing, please contact Intertek for help in determing which tests are the most relevant for your products and applications.
The microbiology laboratory in France provides the microbial evaluation of plastics testing. Client samples are easily transported to the lab from across the world. The Chalon laboratory also runs closely related tests, ASTM G-21, and ASTM G-22, which determinine the resistance of polymeric materials to fungi and bacteria.
Plastics and Microscopy testing:
Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with ISO 846 Testing for Plastics.