Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Nano to Micro/Macro (Thermal analysis)

The analyses are performed at a maximum working temperature is 1600°C, depending on material, analysis conditions and technique (measuring head) used. The measurement is possible either in air or in specific environment (for example nitrogen).

Some application examples:

Recording of chemical-physical transformations of the material during the heat treatment.
Studies of oxidation resistance, reactivity, solid state synthesis, sintering, also as a function of the working atmosphere.
Evaluation of decomposition processes, i.e. decarbonation, debonding, etc.
Quantitative composition information of the analyzed material

provided at NFFA-Europe laboratories by:

CNR-DSCTM

Italy

CSIC-ICMAB

Spain

FORTH

Greece

CSIC-ICMAB

Spain

TGA at CSIC-ICMAB

Applications

The simultaneous TGA-DSC/DTA analyzer NETZSCH STA 449 F1 Jupiter allows the measurement of weight and DSC (heat flow)/DTA (differential thermal analysis) signals as a function of temperature and time. It is used for monitoring chemical reactions, thermal stabilities, solvent evaporation and reduction and oxidation of materials under different gases among other studies. The sensitivity of the balance is 0.07 micrograms. The furnace can operate from room temperature to 1400 C. The analyzer may work in several atmospheres such as oxygen, air, argon and hydrogen (diluted at 5% in Ar), at ambient pressure and with using typical flow rates of 70 cm3/min.

Environment

The furnace can operate from room temperature to 1400 C. The analyzer may work in several atmospheres such as oxygen, air, argon and hydrogen (diluted at 5% in Ar), at ambient pressure and with using typical flow rates of 70 cm3/min.