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Polymers

contaminated thread on a failed plastic coupling

Polymer Consultancy

Sandberg provides a comprehensive Polymer Consultancy including: testing, identification, analysis and characterisation of materials, failure investigation, specification and design, supplier audits…

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flower with a pleasant odour

Odour Analysis

Even when an odour is considered acceptable, unless the cause of an odour is understood, it is not possible to establish whether or not there are any significant implications….

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Delamination of EVA solar panel encapsulant

Polymers in Construction

Polymer materials account for the highest growth area in construction materials. In basic terms, polymers are very long molecules typically made up of many thousands of repeat units.

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Osmosis in a polymer roof membrane

Polymer Failure Analysis

Compared to some traditional construction materials, polymers typically have shorter life expectancy. Lack of understanding about how polymers behave also means that…

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FTIR analysis of polymer gasket

Polymer Identification and Analysis

Analytical techniques routinely used by Sandberg include Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, UV Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, differential…

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Polymer Microscopy

Microscopic examination of polymer materials can be very useful for identifying a variety of material defects and establishing the type of fracture that has taken place.

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