Commercial Testing Laboratory
Department of Polymer & Petrochemical Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Testing Charges of Polymeric Materials (Plastics, Rubbers, Foams, Adhesives, Pastes etc.)
With effect from 15th February 2021
S. No. Tests Charges Remarks
Physical Properties
1. Density 2,500/-
Brookfield 3,500/-
2. Viscosity
Ubbelhode 4,000/-
Mechanical Properties*
3. Shore-Hardness 3,000/-
4. Tensile Strength & Elongation 4,500/- + 2000/- for preparing
5. Flexural Strength 5,000/- molded sample
6. Compression Test (including rigid and flexible foams) 4,500/-
6,000/- 22 hrs at 70°C
7. Compression Set
9,500/- 70 hrs at 100°C
8. Tear Strength 5,000/-
9. Peel / Adhesive Strength 5,000/-
10. Shear strength 5,000/- + 3000/- for preparing sample
11. Izod/Charpy Impact Test 5,000/- Rs. 2,000/- will be charged
5,000/- for the preparation of molded
12. Falling Dart Impact test
sample
Thermal Properties
13. MFI 5,000/-
14. DSC (Glass transition, Melting point, Crystallinity, etc.) 8,000/-
(Thermal decomposition, Mass loss, Filler content) 8,000/-
15. TGA
(Oxidative degradation, Compositional analysis etc.) 12,000/-
16. Stress relaxation (To determine the life of a seal) 24,000/- for a 72 hour test
17. Moving Die Rheometer (Cure kinetics of a rubber) 8,000/-
Ageing test for flexible PVC, Rubber & Elastomer 7,000/- Up-to 70°C for 24 hrs
18.
9,500/- Up-to 70°C for 48 hrs
7,000/- Up-to 100°C for 24 hrs
Ageing test for Rubber & Elastomer
19. 10,000/- Up-to 100°C for 48 hrs
16,000/- Up-to 100°C for 72 hrs
22 Hrs. 48 Hrs. 72 Hrs.
Oil Resistance test for rubber (up-to 70°C)
5000+ 7500+ 10000+
i. Change in Dimension 2,500/- 2,500/- 2,500/-
20.
ii. Change in Weight & Volume 2,500/- 2,500/- 2,500/-
iii. Change in Tensile Strength & Elongation 4,500/- 4,500/- 4,500/-
iv. Change in Hardness 2,500/- 2,500/- 2,500/-
21. Water Absorption Test 6,500/- for 7 Days at 70°C
Identification of materials
22. FTIR 6,500/-
23. Plasticizer content in PVC 6,500/-
Processing of polymers
24. Compounding upto 2 kg 6,000/-
25. Extrusion 7,000/- per 20 kg
26. Extrusion plus pellitization 8,500/- per 20 kg
27. Film Blowing 18,500/- per 50 kg
Charges depend upon the size
28. Thermoforming
and quantity of the pieces
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Testing Charges of Petrochemicals
S. No. Tests Charges Remarks
Specific gravity of light hydrocarbons by using
1. 3,000/-
Hydrometer.
2. Reid vapor pressure 4,500/-
3. Pour Point 4,500/-
4. Aniline Point 4,500/-
5. Conradson carbon 5,000/-
6. Smoke point 2,500/-
7. Florescent Indicator 5,000/- For 2 hours
8. Oxidation stability 5,000/- For 8 hours
9. Corrosion Test 7,500/-
10. Penetrometer 4,000/-
11. Atmospheric distillation 6,500/-
12. Flash point 3,500/-
13. Calorific value 5,500/-
14. Vacuum distillation 8,500/-
Note:
• Taxes will be applied on charges
• All charges are for the test results only. Interpretation or analysis of results may be charged extra.
(Dr. Saud Hashmi)
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