Mechanical
Rheological
Heat resistance
Thermal analysis
Thermo-mechanical analysis (TMA)
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
Torsion pendulum test
Physical
Electrical
Combustion (Fire)
Thermal aging
Weathering
Optical
Chemical resistance
Shrinkage
Differential Scanning Calorimetry [DSC]
Differential Scanning
Calorimetry [DSC]

Differential Scanning Calorimetry [DSC]
Differential Scanning
Calorimetry (DSC)


Standards:
DIN 51005
DIN 53765
or corresponding standards

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
This method is used to detect the difference in heat flows between a sample and a reference crucible that are simultaneously exposed to the same heating and cooling rates.
Optional temperature modulated measurings seprate reversing from non-reversing overlapping effects of a sample.

The results are:
  • Melting point
  • Glass transition
  • Specific heat capacity
  • Enthalpy
  • Isothermal crystallization