Composite material characterization

COLORIMETRY, PHYSICO-CHEMISTRY, THERMO-MECHANICS, FIRE TEST, CONDUCTIVITY, AND SPECTROSCOPY

Colorimetry and colorimetric tests  

Our 2 research and development centers have laboratories equipped with light booths, allowing:

Correspondence of the colors: RAL, PANTONE, NCS, color calibration by auto certification by Renault Group & Stellantis
Tints creation, special effects, translucent and appearances: metallic, glitter effect, wood effect.

Physical and chemical expertise

Our Research and Development centers have a physico-chemical analysis laboratory equipped with:

Fluidimeters (MFR, MVR)
Viscosimeters in solution
Densimeters
Calcination furnaces
KARL FISCHER coulometers for the measurement of moisture content
Thermo-balances for the measurement of volatile matters
KUMAGAWA extractor for analysis of vegetable fibers

Thermo-mechanics 

Addiscience® and Addicolor have a thermo-mechanical testing laboratory equipped with:  

  • A conditioning system under controlled atmosphere  
 Complementary mechanical analysis:  
  • A room under controlled temperature and hygrometry  
  • HDT
  • A bench for Izod/Charpy impact tests  
  • Softening point (Vicat)  
  • A cold conditioning system  
  • Mass drop test (simulation test IK7 and IK10)  
  • A test bench for flexural modulus measurement  
  • An extensometer for the measurement of Young’s modulus (traction)  
  • Surface hardness  

Fire resistance and fireproofing tests:

Addiscience® has a laboratory for fire test measurements:  

Bench for complete UL94 measurements  
GWFI and GWIT
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) 
Conductivity measurements and electrical standards: 

Addiscience® has a laboratory for conductivity measurements:  

Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) 
Surface resistivity  

Elemental, structural and chemical analysis

Addiscience® and Addicolor have a crystallographic functional elemental analysis laboratory with following equipments: 

X-Ray fluorescence  
FTIR  
DSC
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)  
Optical microscopy