Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermal analysis provides test data for a wide range of materials. Materials analyzed by DSC include polymers, plastics, composites, laminates, adhesives, food, coatings, pharmaceuticals, organic materials, rubber, petroleum, chemicals, biological samples and more.
DSC measures the rate of heat flow, and compares differences between the heat flow rate of the test sample and known reference materials. The difference determines variations in material composition, crystallinity and oxidation.
DSC ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES:
- Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)
- Melting Point (Tm)
- Crystallization Point (Tc)
- Heats of fusion and reaction
- Thermal stability
- Competitive product evaluation
DSC can be used in combination with other analytical techniques such as FTIR, TGA, or Light Optical Microscopy, to further understand the chemical composition of materials.
Differential scanning calorimetry or DSC is a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature.