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FLASHLINE™ 5000 THERMAL PROPERTIES ANALYZER

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imple to operate and safe to use, the system is suitable for research and development programs, as well as quality control. It is easy to maintain and very economical to operate in terms of consumables. The laser module is mobile and can be easily located near each furnace in a cluster arrangement. The out- put of the laser is channeled through a proprietary fi- ber optic wand to any of the selected furnaces. Pulse delivery through the fiber produces outstanding flux uniformity that greatly improves the data. The method involves uniform irradiation of a small, disc-shaped sample over its front face with a very short pulse of energy. The time-temperature history of the rear face is recorded through high-speed data ac- quisition from a solid-state optical sensor with very fast thermal response. Thermal diffusivity is deter- mined from the time interval after the flash for the sample’s rear face to reach half of its ultimate tem- perature rise. A unique feature of the system is the full-time pulse mapping and recording capability that allows precise pulse shape and pulse width correction calculations. Standard configuration employs a 200- 300µs pulse width. An optional pulse stretching net- work provides front panel selectable pulse widths be- tween 200 and 1400µs in 4 steps.

Laser pulse source with safety interlocks Operating ranges from –180°C to 200°C, and RT to 500/1100/1600/2000/2500/2800°C Automated operation and easy to use Rugged, reliable, modular design Exclusive full-range optical pyrometer Round and square shaped samples Fast testing times and high sample throughput Single, dual or six sample (indexed) system Specific Heat Capacity determination Thermal Conductivity measurement

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amples can be 8, 10, or 12 mm in diameter and from 1 to 6 mm thick. The modular design natu-rally allows the separation of the instrument section from the control electronics for glove box or hot cell installation. Testing time is only minutes at ambient. Using the thermal conductivity testing mode, the de- vice offers a nearly tenfold time reduction when com-pared to the much more difficult to perform steady-state measurement procedures.

Usable with wide range of homogeneous materials Meets ASTM E1461

FlashLine 5000 Thermal Properties Analyzer - 58518 M

ODULAR ARCHITECTURE makes the FL-5000 perhaps the most flexible system of its kind. It allows the selection of subsystems and options to as-semble a configuration that best suits any application. Many of these elements are interchangeable or se- lectable as an addition at a later date to grow with changing needs. Noteworthy among these is the mul-tiple sample testing option pioneered by Anter. This feature not only produces a 2-6 times increase in pro-ductivity, but also makes the optional specific heat ca- pacity measurement reliable. The system has the ability to switch furnaces in minutes.

Six sample carousel with automatic index-ing provides higher throughput, various sample shapes, and facilitates obtaining specific heat capacity data for thermal con- 1700 Universal Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-3998 USA Phone : 412-795-6410 Fax : 412-795-8225 E-mail : sales @ anter.com