Is your product's performance a sure thing?
You have a future envisioned for your product. You see an outstanding performance—high sales, low returns and happy customers. But before you can consider your product successful, you need to know if it will do what you’re asking it to do. Will it perform as expected? How can you be sure?
Understanding materials characteristics
Stork experts see your product from a different angle. We see its characteristics—hardness, flexibility, density, flammability, weatherability—as quantities that can be precisely measured. Once we’ve discovered those numbers, we can show you how well it will do its job and for how long; we can assess its future performance against heat, chemicals, moisture, friction, stress. Most importantly, we can help you make your product live up to your expectations . . . and your vision.
Methods of analysis
Stork tests almost any material imaginable. Below you’ll find a sampling of the tests we perform on materials such as plastics, rubbers, glass, paints, adhesives, wood products, and insulating materials.
| Tensile properties |
Compressive properties |
Flexural properties |
Tear strength |
| Elongation |
Hardness |
Water absorption |
Ignition loss |
| Environmental stress cracking |
Linear thermal expansion |
Coefficient of friction |
Heat deflection temperature |
| Impact resistance |
Flammability |
Infrared analysis |
Chemical resistance |
| Density and specific gravity |
Weatherability |
Linear expansion |
Modulus of rupture |
| Moisture content |
Fastener holding |
Water vapor transmission |
Strength properties |
| Thermal performance (r-value) |
Dimensional stability |
Adhesive shear strength |
Peel adhesion |
| Bond strength |
Package seal burst strength |
Gloss |
Color |
| Abrasion resistance |
UV weathering |
Scrub resistance |
Many more
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Stork also offers complete testing services for construction materials, bedding, packaging, metals, furniture, paper, epoxies, textiles, and many other materials. We assist manufacturers, distributors, and end users. Let us prepare a customized proposal for your project, to reach your standards.
Want to learn more about material properties testing or other services we offer? Send us your question for a quick response. |
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Stork locations offering Material Properties Analysis and Testing services:
Stork Herron Testing Laboratories, Inc. - Cleveland, OH
Stork Twin City Testing Corporation - St. Paul, MN
Stork Technimet, Inc. - New Berlin, WI
Stork Materials Testing & Inspection - Huntington Beach, CA
Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting, Inc. - Houston, TX
Stork Herron Testing Laboratories, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
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