THERMAL ANALYSIS SERVICE
INTRODUCTION
The Thermal Analysis Service comprises a range of techniques to analise thermal behavior of materials, studying the changes in a material property as a function of the temperature, either on heating/cooling cycle or isothermally, when measuring in a controlled atmosphere.
The service provides the following techniques:
- Thermogravimetry (TGA) to monitor the sample mass and tempeature.
- Differential thermal Analysis (DTA) to monitor the heat flow.
- Thermal conductivity measurements.
EQUIPMENT
TGA Q5000 (TA Instruments) - allows working under nitrogen or air controlled atmosphere and can reach 1000ºC.
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Simultaneous DTA-TGA unit Q600 (TA Instruments) - works under nitrogen or air controlled atmosphere and reaches a maximum temperature of 1500ºC.
- Simultaneous DTA-TGA unit SDT-2960 (TA Instruments) - reaches a maximum temperature of 1000ºC and works under nitrogen or air controlled atmosphere.
- Heat flow DSC Q20 (TA Instruments) - temperature range between -70ºC and 400ºC.
- Heat flow DSC Q2000 (TA Instruments) - working temperature range between -70ºC and 400ºC that allows MDSC temperature modulation experiments and heat capacicty determination.
- Heat flow DSC Q1000 (TA Instruments) - working temperature range between -180ºC and 150ºC that allows MDSC temperature modulation experiments and heat capacity determination.
- Thermal conductivity measuring unit TCi (C-THERM Technologies).
APPLICATIONS
- Thermal stability analysis of materials.
- Study of decomposition and oxidation of matter.
- Determination of humidity and volatiles.
- Purity analysis of materials.
Determination of glass transition, fusion, crystallisation and curing temperatures.
- Study of curing kinetics.
- Determination of fusion and crystallisation enthalpies.
- Determination of photopolymerisation enthalpies.
- Determination of heat capacities.
- Thermal conductivity measurements of powders, liquids, foams, polymers, ceramics and metals.
INTERESTED SECTOR
Polymer, pharmaceutical, ceramics, liquid crystal industries, amongst others.