Credit Card Testing

Preventing fraud is only one aspect for consideration in the manufacture of credit cards. It is also vital to assess the physical characteristics of the card so that it does not bend easily, is not easily damaged and that the surface laminate does not peel away from the main body of the card.

Lloyd Instruments' single column universal testing machine, supplied with loadcell, credit card peel jig and NEXYGENPlus material testing software enable the manufacturer to perform a series of peel strength tests at angles of both 90° and 180° with ease, accuracy, speed and flexibility. Flexural tests are also applied along both horizontal and vertical axis. Such checking ensures the printed ink does not have a detrimental effect on the adhesion strength of the laminated layers of the cards.

The international standards that these tests conform to include: ISO/IEC 7810 (Identification cards - Physical Characteristics) which sets out a range of physical characteristics including the mechanical robustness of the card, and ISO/IEC 10373 (Identification cards - Test Methods) dealing with the test methods employed to test credit cards.