Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) (Operational)

The DSCs are elemental equipments for studying some physical, chemical processes of materials while subjecting to heating  (e.g. crystallization, glass transformation).

Capability:

Thermal transitions in polymers; Characteristic-temperature measurement of amorphous materials, such as relaxation temperature, glass transition temperature,  crystallization temperature, melting temperature and liquidus temperature; Oxidative stability test; chemical reactions,  kinetic properties of transition, etc.

Key parameters of DSC8500:

Temperature range: -180 °C~750 °C

Controllable heating rate: 0.01-750 °C/min; Fastestcooling rate: 2100 °C/min

Temperature accuracy: ± 0.05 °C

Heat flow accuracy: ± 0.2%

Heat flow sensitivity: 0.18 µW

Data acquisitionrate: 100 points/s; Built-in TMDSC mode

Key parameters of DSC404:

Furnaces type: Rhodium;Temperature range: 25 °C-1650 °C

Fastest heating/cooling rate: 50 °C/min

Potential reserch dirctions: Basic characterization for amorphous materials.

Ref: Gabbott et al., "A highsensitivity,high-speed DSC technique: measurement of amorphous lactose",   Am. Lab. 35, 17–18, 20, 22 (2003).