| II. Thermal Testing Thermal testing capabilities include low and high-temperature thermal expansion, "green" ceramic shrinkage, reaction enthalpy, heat capacity, glass transition temperature, reaction kinetics, viscoelastic properties, loss on drying, loss on ignition filler, content, binder content, softening temperature, and rheological behavior. The Thermal Testing Laboratory is equipped with an Orton Quartz-Tube Dilatometer for CTE and Netzsch instruments for TGA/DTA, TC and DSC. A. DSC - Differential Scanning Calorimetry An enthalpy-change method in which the difference in the energy inputs into a substance and a reference material is measured as a function of temperature, while the substance and the reference material are subjected to a controlled atmosphere and temperature program. Temperature range: -180° C to 700° C. Typical Applications: • Melting Points • Glass Transition • Degree of Cure • Oxidative Stability • Heat of Fusion • Crystallinity • Specific Heat Capacity • Kinetics B. DTA - Differential Thermal Analysis A temperature-change method in which the temperature difference between a substance and a reference material is measured as a function of temperature, while the substance and the reference material are subjected to a controlled atmosphere and temperature program. Temperature range: -180° C to 1600° C. Typical Applications: • Melting points • Glass Transition • Degree of Cure • Oxidative Stability • Heat of Fusion • Crystallinity |