Measuring Specific Heat Capacity (cp) using Laser Flash Analysis (LFA)
21. October 2020The property Cp (specific heat) can be determined through a comparison method using laser flash analysis.
How to correctly calibrate a Differential Scanning Calorimeter
20. October 2020Thermal analytical measurements are often used in quality assurance, so the measurement results must be precise and reproducible. Precise…
Measurement of the specific heat capacity (cp) using the transient heating wire method
20. October 2020Another way to determine the specific heat capacity is to use the transient heating wire method (ASTM C113-99). The…
Specific heat capacity (Cp) with modulated DSC
20. October 2020If reversing and non-reversing effects occur at the same time during a conventional DSC measurement, an overlap will occur…
What does thermal conductivity mean?
19. August 2020Due to these facts, there are several direct and indirect methods to determine the thermal conductivity. The most established…
Sintering of materials
3. July 2020During sintering, powdered ceramic or metallic materials are formed into a desired shape called a green body. The low…
Thermal or oxidative stability
29. June 2020If organic substances or plastics are exposed to heat, light and above all atmospheric oxygen for a long time,…
Dilatometer types and applications
24. June 2020A dilatometer is a measuring device for recording the dimensional change of a material in a changing thermal environment.
Rate Controlled Sintering (RCS)
14. June 2020RCS investigations are generally microstructural goal driven and are accompanied with microstructural investigations.
Phase transitions with dilatometer
10. June 2020A dilatometer is well suited to identify phase transformation in materials since a phase change is also accompanied by…
Measuring Coefficients of Linear Thermal Expansion (CTE) with dilatometer
10. June 2020Coefficients of Linear Thermal Expansion CLTE or sometimes abbreviated to CTE is the most common material property measured with…
Crystallization and recrystallization of polymers
5. May 2020Crystallization in the plastic increases its density, glass temperature, melting temperature and solidity. As a result, dimensional stability and…
Curing in thermal analysis
20. April 2020Materials that are processed in a liquid state of aggregation generally require a certain amount of time to cure….
Thermal Interface Materials – Overview and application
3. December 2019In order to find the perfect TIM, developers in the field of materials research have to consider a wide…
How does a pushrod dilatometer work?
18. June 2019In our article, we show the structure and operation of a pushrod dilatometer and its application in materials research.
Determination of heat flow and heat capacity with a DSC
23. April 2019Differential scanning calorimetry is a thermoanalytical method for the quantitative determination of heat flow. Thermal analysis, for which LINSEIS…
Accurately measure Seebeck – importance in science and technology
9. April 2019The Seebeck effect allows the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy. For an economic use of this effect,…
Glass transition
23. April 2016The glass transition point or glass transition temperature TG is a point on the temperature scale at which a…
Oxidation induction time
22. April 2015The Oxidation Induction Time (OIT) and Temperature (OOT) are measured in a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC).
This simple standard test…