Analyte

 

  • solids, liquids, solutions, dispersions
  • sample amount: 6 mg - 10 mg

Equipment

 

  • dynamic scanning calorimeter DSC 7 (PerkinElmer)
  • temperature range: -150 bis 725 °C
  • measuring speed: 0.1 bis 100 K/min,
  • investigations isobar and isochor

Analysis and target

 

  • determination of specific heat capacity
  • determination of enthalpy changes
    (melting and crystallization points)
  • determination of glass transition
    temperatures
  • installation of phase diagrams
  • investigation of reaction mechanisms for non-isothermal processes
  • quality control
  • measurement of the thermal stability
  • measurement of viscoelasticity
  • determination of crystal water
  • investigation of crystallization kinetics

Applications

 

  • determination of melting and freezing points for setting optimal process
    parameters, e.g. for the injection molding process for thermoplastics
  • gelatinization points of aqueous starch products
  • failure analysis, for example detection of impurities in materials
  • determination of crosslinking
    temperatures, e.g. during crosslinking of epoxy resins

Differential
Scanning
Calorimetry (DSC)

Dynamic
Mechanical
Analysis (DMA)

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Analyte

 

  • solids, foils, powders, granules, fibers,
    test bars, components, or component segments

Equipment

 

  • dynamic mechanical analyzor DMA 2980 (TA Instruments)
  • temperatur range: -150 - 500 °C
  • measuring speed: 0,01 - 10 K/min, isotherm
  • force field: 0 bis 18 N

Analysis and target

 

  • measurement of moduli depending on frequency, temperature or time
  • determination of complex moduli
  • determination of expansion coefficients
  • inclusion of master curves
  • determination of heat resistance

Applications

 

  • characterization of influence of additives, such as the heat distortion resistance
  • failure analysis, for example comparison of the module of component segments
  • characterization of the frequency dependency of memory and loss modulus

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Thermal analysis