Will It Hold? For How Long? Under What Conditions? The Answer To All Of Your Adhesive Testing Questions Is Chemsultants.
More people choose Chemsultants as their adhesive consultant because we provide results based on time-tested, proven processes and procedures. They know from experience that our comprehensive and cost effective adhesive testing services help speed product ideas to market and reduce development costs. Chemsultants International's renowned adhesive testing laboratories offer an extensive range of capabilities to test and measure adhesive properties including:
- Peel adhesion
- Adhesive Tack
- Direct shear test
- Release
- Viscosity
- Abrasion resistance
- Coefficient of friction
- Porosity
- Smoothness
- Surface energy
- Tensile and elongation
- Analytical tests including FTIR, NMR,
GC, DSC, TGA, and DMA
Tap into the resources of our expert adhesive consultants to benchmark and test pressure sensitive tape, labels and other adhesive products. We can even help you troubleshoot and solve product problems through our full range of physical and analytical procedures that characterize and test:
- Adhesives
- Sealants
- Coatings
- Release systems
- Paper and film liners and face stocks
- Converted products
Chemsultants can help you solve adhesive quality issues quickly and cost-effectively. Test your products with the industry's broadest, most cost-effective resource for specialized adhesion testing. Our adhesive testing labs provide you with exceptional precision and versatility to test everything from adhesives and sealants to specialty materials and packaging.
- Accelerated aging and weathering via QUV / Xenon arc
- Low and high temperature environmental tests from -60°C freezer to 35°F cold to 100°F hot (90% RH) as well as SAFT up to 400°F.
Physical Test Services
| Test |
Method Number |
| Adhesive Testing |
| pH |
ASTM E 70 |
| Total Solids |
ASTM D 1489 |
| Viscosity (room temp.) |
ASTM D 2556 |
| Viscosity (hot melt) |
ASTM D 3236 |
| Liner / Face stock Testing |
| Abrasion, Sutherland rub |
ASTM D 5264 |
| Abrasion, Taber |
TAPPI T-476 |
| Coefficient of Friction |
ASTM D 1894, 4917 |
| Hunter Color (L,a,b) |
TAPPI T-524 |
| Opacity |
TAPPI T-425 |
| pH, Surface |
TAPPI T-529 |
| Porosity, Gurley |
TAPPI T-460 |
| Release |
ASTM D 3330, D 5375, PSTC-101, PSTC 4, FTM 3 |
| Smoothness, Bekk |
TAPPI T-479 |
| Smoothness, Sheffield |
TAPPI T-538 |
| Stain Testing |
PSTC-21 |
| Stiffness, Gurley |
TAPPI T-543 |
| Surface Energy, Dyne Test |
ASTM D 2578 |
| Tear Resistance |
ASTM D 1004, PSTC-38,39 |
| Tensile & Elongation |
ASTM D 882, D 3759, PSTC-131 |
| Product Testing |
| Coat Weight / Caliper |
ASTM D 3652, PSTC-133, TLMI Label Thickness |
| Coat Weight / Solvent |
ASTM F 2217, TLMI Coat Weight Test |
| Peel Adhesion |
ASTM D 903, D 3330, 6252, PSTC-101, FTM 1, 2 |
| SAFT |
ASTM D 4498 |
| Shear, Dynamic |
ASTM D 1002, D 3163, D 3164 |
| Shear, Static |
ASTM D 3654, D 6364, PSTC-107 |
| T-Peel |
ASTM D 1876 |
Analytical Test Services
Analytical testing methods are used to identify an adhesive or its components, confirm the content of adhesives, and analyze key properties of the adhesive. They can also be used to identify contaminants, and to develop raw material substitutes for adhesives, coatings and sealants. Chemsultants offers a number of specific analytical test methods including:
- FTIR - Continuous wave Michelson or Fourier transform spectroscopy
- TGA - Thermal Gravimetric Analysis
- NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- DSC - Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- TMA - Thermal Mechanical Analysis
For one-stop, full-service coating, sealant and adhesive consulting and testing - contact Chemsultants today.