Plastics Reference Materials from ASTM International

Plastics Reference Materials

Our validated and controlled plastics reference materials allow your lab to test properties like melt flow rate, ash content, elemental content, thermogravimetric data, and more. Work with a trusted standards partner with decades of experience in proficiency testing for the plastics industry.

Choose from a varied selection of product matrices and test methods from ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics to train analysts and expand your lab's testing expertise.

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Types of Plastics Reference Materials

Property:

Deflection Temperature

Test Method:

ASTM D648

Available Properties:

Specific Gravity
Melt Flow Rate
Thermogravimetric Data
Ash Content
Elemental Content
Compositional Analysis

Test Methods:

ASTM D792
ASM D1238
ASTM D3850
ASTM D5630
ASTM D6247
ASTM E1131

Available Properties:

Specific Gravity
Melt Flow Rate
Thermogravimetric Data
Compositional Analysis

Test Methods:

ASTM D792
ASM D1238
ASTM D3850
ASTM E1131

Available Properties:

Specific Gravity
Melt Flow Rate
Thermogravimetric Data
Elemental Content
Compositional Analysis

Test Methods:

ASTM D792
ASM D1238
ASTM D3850
ASTM D6247
ASTM E1131

Available Properties:

Transition Temperatures
Thermogravimetric Data
Elemental Content
Compositional Analysis

Test Methods:

ASTM D3418
ASTM D3850
ASTM D6247
ASTM E1131

Available Properties:

Xylene Solubles

Test Methods:

ASTM D5492

Available Properties:

Thermogravimetric Data
Compositional Analysis

Test Methods:

ASTM D3850
ASTM E1131

Available Properties:

Thermogravimetric Data

Test Methods:

ASTM D3850

Available Properties:

Thermogravimetric Data

Test Methods:

ASTM D3850