What is the current status of a material or product? What was the reason for an observed failure? How long will the product last from now? These questions are common and require a scientific methodology to answer. Independent on the methods sued there will be need for characterisation of material properties. Chemical, Physical and Mechanical analysis need to be measured to confirm status and quality.
Keywords
Polymer
Additives
Chemical properties
Physical properties
Mechanical properties
Flow properties
Diffusion
Creep
Fatique
Stability and lifetime
Services
Structural changes (FTIR, HPLC)
Rate or reaction (DSC, HFC)
Rate of curing (DSC, HFC)
OIT - Oxygen Induction Time (DSC)
Tg - glass transition temperature (DSC, DMA)
Crystallinity (DSC)
Diffusion, solutbility, permeability
Stiffness, strength, elongation at break (Tensile testing)
Compression strength (Compression testing)

Polymer technology
Polymer materials
Polymer processing
Characterisation
Curing of thermoset

Epoxy technology
Curing progress
Conversion, vitrification
Curing kinetics
Resin and curing systems

Analysis & Characterisation
DSC, TGA
DMA
Tensile testing
Creep testing
Diffusion properties
Stability and lifetime
Accelerated ageing
Climate chamber
Life time prediction
Reaction kinetics
Life time extension

Simulation & Modeling
Heat transfer
Structural mechanics
Flow properties
Diffusions properties
Electric properties

Flow properties
Viscosity
Viscosity function
Pseudo-plastic
Thixotropy
Flow behaviour
