Testing on intermediate goods and final goods made of plastics
The objectives of testing specimens taken from finished parts or intermediate products differ significantly from those of molding materials testing. Molding materials testing produces material data that can be compared. This data can be used to compare materials, however calculating the characteristics of a finished product is not possible in most cases.
Therefore, tests on intermediate goods and final goods are performed with two different objectives: determination of functional properties and determination of material properties of a good or product.