- Physical-Mechanical Testing
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Products
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Materials
- Custom Mixing, milling, & molding
- Unvulcanized Rubber
- Properties in Tension & Compression at Various Temperatures
- Flex & Fatigue
- Abrasion Resistance
- Cold Temperature Properties
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
- Environmental conditioning & exposure
- Adhesion
- Hardness & Density
- Coefficient of Friction
- Cut & Chip Resistance
- Additional Plastics Testing
- Reference Materials
- Composites Testing
- Chemical-Analytical
- Technology Consulting
- Processing & Development
- Information Services
- Base polymers e.g. elastomers, and thermoplastics
- Compounds e.g. rubbers, thermoplastics and thermoset formulations
- Additives e.g. fillers, plasticisers, antidegradants and curatives
- Polymer based products e.g. adhesives, paints, inks, lacquers, laminate films, plastisols and coatings
- Manufacturing sector products and components e.g. those used in the tires, automotive, construction, electrical, and offshore industries
- Extractables and leachables analysis for pharmaceutical, medical devices and food packaging
- Materials selection
- Product development
- Compound deformulation / formulation
- Service life prediction
- Quality assurance
- Process improvements
- Technical specification compliance
- Failure analysis
- Forensic investigation
- Expert witness service
Chemical Analysis of Rubber and Plastics
Smithers delivers a complete portfolio of chemical analysis of rubber and plastic tests to support a wide range of industry sectors. The key sectors supported include pharmaceutical, tire, automotive, transport, industrial, consumer and funded research. Smithers ISO and UKAS accredited laboratories provide techniques to examine the chemical and physical properties of numerous materials and compounds including:
Smithers analytical laboratories are used independently for data only projects or combined with other areas of our technical consulting services for comprehensive projects. Analytical services typically support the following activities throughout the product lifecycle:
Request a quote for our chemical analysis of rubber testing capabilities.