In 2002, the Czech Institute for Accreditation granted to Polymer Institute Brno the Certificate of Accreditation authorizing the use of the status of an accredited testing laboratory according to the standard ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Latest news:
From 2024, the regime of flexible scope of accreditation applies to selected tests of accredited testing laboratory, enabling the modification of existing tests - see:
List of activities within the flexible scope of accreditation
In 2024, the list of tests in the scope of accreditation was expanded for the following tests:
- Determination of technical cleanliness by gravimetry acc. to ISO 16232 (excl. art. 7.5, 9.3, 9.4) a VDA 19.1 (excl. art. 6.5, 8.3, 8.4)
- Determination of technical cleanliness by microscopy acc. to ISO 16232 (excl. art. 7.5, 9.3, 9.4) a VDA 19.1 (excl. art. 6.5, 8.3, 8.4)
- Determination of elements (Ba, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Zn) by ICP-OES method acc. to internal procedure PP 46 (ČSN EN ISO 11885)
- Determination of resistance to slow crack growth under cyclic loading (CRB) acc. to ČSN ISO 18489
In 2024, the accredited testing laboratory was included to the list of „qualified and accepted laboratories by the Volkswagen Group for testing according to VW 50180 standard“, which includes following tests:
- PV 3015 (Fogging test)
- PV 3341 (Determination of emissions of organic compounds)
- PV 3925 (Determination of formaldehyde emissions)
- PV 3900 (Odor test)
The qualification certificate granted by the Volkswagen Group for these tests is available in the testing laboratory under request.
A summary of services of the accredited testing laboratory is listed in the following promotional material:
A summary of services of the accredited testing laboratory
Complete list of the tests in the scope of accreditation is stated in the following table:
Testing Laboratory for Mechanical, Physical and Chemical Properties of Plastics
(Testing Laboratory No. 1380)
| 1 |
Determination of tensile properties |
ČSN EN ISO 527-1,-2,-3
ČSN EN ISO 6259-1 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 2 |
Determination of flexural properties |
ČSN EN ISO 178 |
Plastics |
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| 3 |
Reserved |
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| 4 |
Determination of impact strength by Charpy method |
ČSN EN ISO 179-1,-2 |
Plastics |
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| 5 |
Determination of impact strength by Izod method |
ČSN EN ISO 180 |
Plastics |
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| 6 |
Determination of properties at multiaxial impact loading |
ČSN EN ISO 6603-1,-2 |
Plastics |
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| 7 |
Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) |
ČSN EN ISO 868 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 8 |
Determination of hardness – ball indentation method |
ČSN EN ISO 2039-1 |
Plastics |
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| 9 |
Determination of temperature of deflection under load |
ČSN EN ISO 75-1,-2 |
Plastics |
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| 10 |
Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) |
ČSN EN ISO 306 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 11 |
Reserved |
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| 12 |
Determination of density by immersion method |
ČSN EN ISO 1183-1,
cl. 5.1, method A |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 13 |
Determination of resistance to slow propagation of crack (PENT) |
ISO 16241 |
Plastics |
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| 14 |
Determination of environmental stress cracking by full-notch creep test (FNCT) |
ISO 16770;
ASTM D5397
|
Plastics |
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| 15 |
Determination of melting and crystallization temperature and enthalpy, glass transition temperature and including kinetics of crystallization by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) |
ČSN EN ISO 11357-1;
ČSN EN ISO 11357-2;
ČSN EN ISO 11357-3;
ČSN EN ISO 11357-7 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 16 |
Reserved |
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| 17 |
Reserved |
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| 18 |
Determination of ash content (content of glass and mineral binder) by gravimetry |
ČSN EN ISO 3451-1,-4;
ČSN EN ISO 1172 |
Plastics |
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| 19 |
Determination of water content (moisture) - Karl Fischer method |
ČSN EN ISO 15512
method B2;
ČSN ISO 760 |
Plastics |
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| 20 |
Determination of the sum of emissions of organic compounds by gas chromatography (GC/FID/MS) |
PV 3341;
VDA 277:1995 |
Plastics, elastomers, textiles,
vehicle interior parts |
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| 21 |
Determination of hardness – Rockwell hardness |
ČSN EN ISO 2039-2 |
Plastics |
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| 22 |
Determination of burning behaviour |
ČSN ISO 3795
DIN 75200 |
Plastics, vehicle interior parts |
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| 23 |
Reserved |
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| 24 |
Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) |
ČSN EN ISO 1133-1,-2 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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| 25 |
Determination of formaldehyde emissions by spectrophotometry |
PV 3925, method B;
VDA 275 |
Plastics, elastomers, textiles,
vehicle interior parts |
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| 26 |
Determination of viscosity number by capillary viscometer |
ČSN EN ISO 1628-1;
ISO 1628-4,-5;
ČSN EN ISO 307 |
Plastics |
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| 27 |
Determination of total migration of substances from plastics in evaporable food simulants - total immersion method |
ČSN EN 1186-1;
ČSN EN 1186-3, art. 4.1.2 |
Plastics |
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| 28 |
Determination of total migration of substances from plastics in vegetable oils - method of total immersion in olive oil |
ČSN EN 1186-1;
ČSN EN 1186-2, art. 4.4.2.2, |
Plastics |
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| 29 |
Reserved |
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| 30 |
Reserved |
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| 31 |
Reserved |
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| 32 |
Determination of oxidation induction time (OIT) by differential scanning calorimetry |
ČSN EN ISO 11357-1,-6 |
Plastics |
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| 33 |
Determination of the content of glass fibres, soot and inorganic fillers by thermogravimetry |
ČSN EN ISO 11358-1 |
Plastics,
elastomers |
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A list of valid Accreditation Certificates and Accredited Tests is also located directly on the website of Czech Accreditation Institute
List of activities within the flexible scope of accreditation