Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH

Catalogue of
Test specimens
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Catalogue of Test Specimens
Publisher: Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH
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 Contents

4 TEST BAR GEOMETRIES

Multipurpose test specimen ISO type 1A acc. DIN EN ISO 3167:2014-11
Test specimen with rectangular cross-section ISO type B acc. DIN EN ISO 20753:2019-02
Test specimen ISO type 4 acc. DIN EN ISO 8256:2005-05
Test specimen ASTM D256
Dumbbell-shaped test specimen ASTM D638
Test specimen ASTM D6110
Test specimen for flammability tests UL94 (1.5/3.0 mm)

8 TEST PLATE GEOMETRIES

Test plate ISO type D1 and D2 acc. DIN EN ISO 20753:2019-02
Test plate ISO type F
Test plate 100 x 100 mm
Test plate 355 x 100 mm
Test plate 120 x 60 mm
Test plate 90 x 60 mm

11 FURTHER TEST SPECIMENS

Injection moulded flow spiral

12 TWO-COMPONENT (2K) TEST SPECIMENS

Two-component peel test specimen
Two-component tensile test specimen

13 MICRO TEST SPECIMENS

Why micro test specimens?

14 MICRO TEST SPECIMENS FOR THE FORMICAPLAST MASTER MOULD BASE

Injection moulded flow spiral
Micro dumbbell test bar
Micro test panel

15 MICRO TEST SPECIMENS FOR THE FORMICAPLAST QUICK-CHANGE TOOL

Micro flow bar
Micro dumbbell test bar
Micro test specimen with film gate
Micro test panel

18 MICRO TEST SPECIMENS FOR THE 2K FORMICAPLAST MOULD BASE

Two-component micro compression-shear specimen
Two-component micro tensile-shear specimen

19 FURTHER MOULDED PARTS ON REQUEST

20 CONTACT
 Test bar geometries

Multipurpose test specimen – ISO Typ 1A

Form and dimensions acc. DIN EN ISO 3167:2014-11

Application purpose: Versatile test specimen e.g. for tensile tests

acc. DIN EN ISO 527-1,2
Manufacturing to: DIN EN ISO 294-1
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application,
Processing of high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries: Total length: 170 mm;

Cross section: 10.2 x 4.2 mm

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

Test specimen with rectangular cross-section – ISO TYP B

Form and dimensions acc. DIN EN ISO 20753:2019-02

Application purpose: e.g. for bending tests acc. DIN EN ISO 178 or
Charpy impact tests according to
DIN EN ISO 179-1,2
Manufacturing to: DIN EN ISO 294-1
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application, Processing of
high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries Total length: 82 mm;

Cross section: 10.2 x 4.2 mm
Film gate, 4-cavity mould

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Test specimen – ISO TYP 4

Form and dimensions acc. DIN EN ISO 8256:2005-05

Application purpose: Determination of impact tensile strength

acc. DIN EN ISO 8256
Manufacturing to: DIN EN ISO 294-2
Master mould base: Campus tool

Specimen geometries Total length: 60 mm;

Cross section: 3 x 3.2 mm

Film gate, 4-cavity mould

Test specimen – ASTM D256

Application purpose: Material testing e. g. Impact strength

Norm: ASTM D256
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application, Processing of
high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries Total length: 65.5 mm;

Cross section: 12.9 x 3.2 mm

Film gate, 4-cavity mould

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Dumbbell-shaped test specimen – ASTM D638

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. Tensile strength and stiffness

Norm: ASTM D638
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application,
Processing of high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries Total length: 165 mm;

Cross section: 13 x 3.2 mm²

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

Test specimen – ASTM D6110

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. Impact strength

Norm: ASTM D6110
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application,
Processing of high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries: Total length: 127 mm;

Cross section: 12.85 x 3.2 mm

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

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Test specimen for flammability tests

UL94-1.5 mm and UL94-3.0 mm

Application purpose: Material testing, Investigation of flame resistance

Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application, Processing of
high-performance plastics

Specimen geometries: Total length: 127 mm;

Cross section: 13.5 x 1.5 mm and 13.5 x 3.0 mm

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

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 Test plate geometries

Test plate – ISO TYP D1 and D2

Form and dimensions acc. DIN EN ISO 20753:2019-02

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. for measurement of

moulding shrinkage according to EN ISO 294-4
Manufacturing to: DIN EN ISO 294-3
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application, cavity pressure
measurement near the sprue, injection and
ejector mould surfaces: brushed polished
Specimen geometries: Area: 62 x 62 mm
Thickness: D1: 1.1 mm; D2: 2.1 mm

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

Test plate – ISO TYP F

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. for the determination of

material anisotropy
Master mould base: Campus tool
Special features: High temperature application, injection and
ejector mould surfaces: brushed polished
Specimen geometries: Area: 80 x 90 mm;
Thickness: 2.1 mm

Film gate, 2-cavity mould

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Test plate – 100 mm x 100 mm

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. for the determination of

100,6
material anisotropy
Master mould base: Test plate 100 x 100 mm
Special features: Various surface roughnesses, wall thicknesses
from 1 - 6 mm 100,6

Specimen geometries: Area: 100.6 x 100.6 mm²

Cavity surfaces and
wall thicknesses: s. table below

Injection mould Ejector mould Wall thickness

brush polished high-gloss polished
VDI 3400 Ref. 25 √ * 1.0 mm
brush polished
VDI 3400 Ref. 20 √ √ 1.5 mm
or high-gloss
polished VDI 3400 Ref. 21 √ √ 2.0 mm
VDI 3400 Ref. 20 √ - 2.5 mm
VDI 3400 Ref. 27 √ √ 3.0 mm
VDI 3400 Ref. 24 √ √ 4.0 mm
Film gate, 2-cavity mould
VDI 3400 Ref. 26 √ √ 5.0 mm
VDI 3400 Ref. 25 * * 6.0 mm

√ available | – unavailable | * on request

Test plate – 356 mm x 100 mm

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. investigation of

flame resistance
Special features: Injection an ejector mould: brush polished

Specimen geometries: Area: 356 x 100 mm²;

Thickness: 2/2.5/3/3.5 mm

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 Test plate geometries

Test plate – 120 mm x 60 mm

Application purpose: Material testing e.g. the influence of flow/bond

lines on optical and/or mechanical properties

Specimen geometries: 120 x 60 mm²
Cavity surfaces and
Wall thicknesses: s. table below

Wall thickness Steel insert Ceramic insert

0.5 mm √
1.0 mm √
1.5 mm √
2.0 mm √
3.5 mm √
4.0 mm √

Test plate – 90 mm x 60 mm

Application Material testing e.g. investigation of the influence

purpose: of flow / bond lines on optical and/or
mechanical properties and effects of cold
or hot runner systems

Specimen geometries: 90 x 60 mm²

Kavitätenoberarean: high-gloss polished and brush polished
VDI 3400 Ref. 27
Wall thickness: 1.5 mm

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 Further test specimens

Injection moulded flow spiral

Application purpose: Investigation of flow properties e.g. for batch

comparison or with varying flow path / wall
thickness ratio

Cavity dimensions
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 2 - 5 mm in 1 mm steps
Max. flow path: 140 cm

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 Two-component test specimens

Two-component (2K) peel test specimen

Application purpose: Investigation of the adhesion properties

of two components
Special featuresen: Two-component injection moulding

Specimen geometries:
Overlap area: 110 x 25 mm²
Thickness: 2.0 mm per component

Film gate

Two-component (2K) tensile test specimen

Application purpose: Investigation of the adhesion properties of

two components
Special features: Two-component injection moulding,
optional: additional ultrasonic unit in the centred
contact area for 1K and 2K injection moulding

Specimen geometries: Total length: 107 mm

Contact area: 10.2 x 4.2 mm²

Film gate

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Why micro test specimens?
The micro injection moulding machine ‘formicaPlast’, developed by the Kunststoff-Zentrum in
Leipzig gGmbH (KUZ), allows the processing of the lowest shot weights – even with dwell time-
sensitive materials. Thus, it is possible to produce injection-moulded microformed parts under very
precise process specifications. This is beneficial for the material development and for the elabora-
tion of micro-technical solutions.

• Extensive test specimen quantity of less than 50 g of material, even with varying
test specimen geometries
• Efficient process investigation of cost-intensive materials
• Comparative testing of new materials from laboratory or pilot production
• Efficient and fast development of recommendations for the injection moulding
technology
• Initial assessment of the performance characteristics, chemical resistance,
adhesiveness, etc. by analysing micro test specimens
• Support in material selection for micro products

Common tests may typically used to characterise materials for injection moulding:

• Dynamic differential calorimetry (DSC) with 2 heating runs (Result: TG, TSCH, enthalpy)
• Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) (Result: coefficient of expansion, shrinkage)
• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) (Result: e.g. dynamic material behaviour, stiffness-
temperature curve)
• Determination of the micro-hardness of injection-moulded micro test plates at room tem-
perature (RT)
• Tensile test on micro specimens on the scale 1/12 with 5 specimens per batch (Result:
strength, Young‘s modulus, properties may only be used for comparative purposes due to
the scaling effect)

In addition to thermoplastics (including high-temperature and bio-degradable materials), the range of

materials usable for micro injection moulding includes thermosets, rubbers, solid and liquid silicones.
Furthermore, various experimental materials are possible to be processed granulate, powder or flakes.

The test specimens are designed for three different mould concepts of the ‘formicaPlast’ micro injection
moulding machine: for the main tool in one and two component design and for a quick-change tool. The
1-component master tool and the quick-change tool allow the possibility of cavity pressure measure-
ments close to the sprue. Various test specimens may be produced out of a single material batch without
the risk of thermal degradation using the quick-change tool.

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 Micro test specimens for the formicaPlast master mould base

Injection moulded flow spiral 2x

Application purpose: Investigation of the flow characteristics,

Evaluation of injection precision

Cavity dimensions
Width: 1.5 mm
Thickness: 4 Varianten: 0.1 mm/ 0.2 mm/ 0.3 mm / 0.5 mm
Max. flow path: 32 mm (each side)

Micro dumbbell test specimen

Application purpose: Suitable for high viscous materials, tensile tests on

elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)

Cavity dimensions
Total length: 12 mm
Cross section: 1 x 1.5 mm²

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 Micro test specimens for the formicaPlast master mould base

Micro test panel

Application purpose: Material tests e.g. assessment of shrinkage

and warpage

Cavity dimensions
Area: 12 x 11 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Ribs: 0.5 x 0.6 mm

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 Micro test specimens for the formicaPlast quick-change tool

Micro flow test specimen

Application purpose: Investigation of the flow characteristics,

Evaluation of injection precision

Cavity dimensions
Width: 1.5 mm
Thickness: 4 variations: 0.2; 0.3; 0.5 and 1.0 mm
Max. flow path: 47.94 mm mm on each side,
with open cavity ends

Micro dumbbell test specimen

Application purpose: Tensile tests

Cavity dimensions
Total length: 19.5 mm
Cross section: 0.3 x 0.8 mm²

Micro test specimen with film gate

Application purpose: Material tests e.g. assessment of the material

segregation due to a film gate

Cavity dimensions
Length: 8 mm
Cross section: 0.5 x 1.5 mm²

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 Micro test specimens for the formicaPlast quick-change tool

Micro test panel

Application purpose: Material tests; tests for orientation purposes;

the test panel has an optimised geometry for
a uniform flow propagation

Cavity dimensions
Area: 8 x 8 mm²
Thickness: 0.5 mm

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 Micro test specimens for the 2K formicaPlast mould base

Two-component micro compression-shear specimen

Application purpose: Investigation of the adhesion properties between

two components

Cavity dimensions
Overall dimensions: 15 x 9 mm²
Shear areas (4): 1 x 2 mm²
Shot volume: 89 mm³ (Comp. 1) 30 mm³ (Comp. 2)
Form-fitting clamp of the test specimen in the
testing machine

Two-component micro tensile-shear specimen

Application purpose: Investigation of the adhesion properties

between two components

Cavity dimensions
Overall dimensions: 15 x 2.5 mm
Shear areas (2x): 2.5 x 2 mm
Shot volume: 36 mm³ (Comp. 1), 13 mm³ (Comp. 2)
Form-fitting clamp of the test specimen
in the testing machine

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Further moulded parts on request

Specimen P Specimen SV Tray

e.g. measurement of cavity pressure e.g. shrinkage and warpage test e.g. measurement of flow line strength

Cup, small size 2K-Cup Funnel

e.g. measurement of demoulding e.g. test flow path-length e.g. material tests for thin-wall
force, back injection of flexible inserts specimens

Tray, round and tall Cup, big size Grass paver

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Further moulded parts on request

Maltese cross drive Basket Trolley token

e.g. mould filling behaviour with high ratio customisable, e.g. with logo
between flow path length and cross section

Drawer-container Cup, small size

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Request Test Specimens

Name

Company

Adress

Telephone E-Mail

Test or specimen identification

Wall thickness (s. article specification)

Number of pieces

Plastic type

Material provision by the KUZ Yes No

Additives

Other remarks

Contact Injection moulding

Petra Krajewsky (krajewsky@kuz-leipzig.de)

Micro injection moulding

Steffen Jacob (jacob@kuz-leipzig.de) and
Gabor Jüttner (juettner@kuz-leipzig.de)

We will gladly send you an offer.

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