Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Trade name
DSC 8000
Technical description

DSC type Double-furnace design Measurement principle Power-compensation Furnace material 90% platinum alloy Temperature sensors Distributed, platinum resistance thermometers Range -180 ˚C to 750 ˚C Accuracy ±0.05 ˚C Precision ±0.008 ˚C Data points/sec 33 Controlled heating rates 0.01 to 300 ˚C/min Controlled cooling rates 0.01 to 150 ˚C/min

Conditions for providing infrastructure

Under contracts and commissioned research tasks/authorization of the head of the IPiAM Department

Type of accreditation / certificate:
Not applicable
Access type
External
Research capabilities

Diffusion phase changes, forced by temperature, thermal stability of phases, gas phase decomposition, oxidation; eg recrystallization in Al-based alloys. Verification of phase systems.  Glass transformation, crystallization and transformation kinetics, C-P-T diagrams; e.g. in metallic glasses and polymers. Specific heat of metallic and heat absorbing systems, multiphase intermetallic compounds. 

Last update date
Feb. 16, 2023, 8:59 a.m.
Year of commissioning
2019
Measurement capabilities

Diffusion phase changes, forced by temperature, thermal stability of phases, gas phase decomposition, oxidation; eg recrystallization in Al-based alloys. Verification of phase systems.  Glass transformation, crystallization and transformation kinetics, C-P-T diagrams; e.g. in metallic glasses and polymers. Specific heat of metallic and heat absorbing systems, multiphase intermetallic compounds. 

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Calorimeter
Calorimeter