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Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Lab
Analysis of Rubbers and Elasotmers / Thermal
Analysis Lab Services for Rubbers Elastomers
Introduction
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measures
temperatures and heat flows
corresponding to thermal transitions in plastics.
In this DSC analysis, the difference in
the quantity of heat required to raise the
temperatures of a sample and a reference are
measured as a function of temperature. Both the
sample and the reference are
maintained at nearly the same temperature
throughout the study. DSC measures
endothermic and exothermic transitions as a
function of temperature Normally, the
DSC analysis and testing programs are designed to
run the entire study in a linear
fashion.
DSC analysis of plastics can give valuable
insight of plastics under study. Plastic
DSC analysis can be used in the quality testing
and inspection of plastic right from
incoming of plastic raw material till up to the
formation of final product. Plastic DSC
testing can also be used in the identification of
plastics, plastic mix up, or regrind plastic
analysis. DSC analysis can very well be used in
evaluation of properties like melting
point, crystallization temperature etc. DSC
analysis can also be sued in contamination
analysis of plastics. Conventional methods for
identifying vulcanized elastomers would not
detect if, for example, Teflon or Nylon had been
added. Differential Scanning Calorimeter can
also assist in determination of enthalpies,
Glass Transition (Tg) and crosslink density.
APPLICATION
Common usages of DSC include investigation,
selection, comparison, and
end-use performance evaluation of materials in
research, quality control, and production
applications. DSC is commonly used to measure a
variety of properties in both organic
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and inorganic materials, from metals and simple
compounds to polymers and pharmaceuticals. The
properties measured include
1. DSC Analysis is used widely for examining
Plastic materials to determine their thermal
transitions. Important thermal transitions during
plastic analysis include the glass transition
temperature, crystallization temperature, and
melting temperature

• DSC Analysis can also be used to study thermal
  degradation of plastics using an approach such
  as Oxidative Onset Temperature.
• DSC Analysis curve can be used to calculate
  enthalpies of transitions.
• Differential scanning calorimeter can be used to
  measure a number of characteristic properties of
  a plastic sample. Using this thermal analysis
  technique it is possible to observe fusion and
  crystallization events as well as glass
  transition temperatures Tg. DSC can also be used
  to study oxidation, as well as other chemical
  reactions.
• Differential scanning calorimeter used for
  failure analysis of plastic.
• Our team of engineers and scientists can do DSC
  testing and analysis on your plastic samples and
  can help you to obtain as much as information as
  possible related to its thermal transitions. Our
  DSC Instruments are very advance and are equipped
  with robots that can function 24 x 7. We can
  provide you with following services

• Glass transitions by DSC Analysis lab services
• Phase changes by DSC Analysis lab services
• Melting Temperature by DSC Analysis lab services
• Crystallization by DSC Analysis lab services
• Product stability by DSC Analysis lab services
• Cure/cure kinetics by DSC Analysis lab services
• Oxidative stability by DSC Analysis lab services
• Thermal Stability by DSC Analysis lab services

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• Advanced DSC Lab Analysis of Rubbers and
  Elastomers
• DSC Analysis Lab Services from -80C to 500C
• Heat capacity and heat of fusion measurements

Example - A typical example of DSC analysis of
plastic to evaluate the effect of additives on
the melting point of plastics used in the
manufacturing of pharma plastic product was
studied. The result and the thermogram is
attached. Result-
Melting Point (0C)
166.240 C
DSC ANALYSIS OF PLASTICS
The above DSC testing allowed our client to
accurately evaluate and monitor the minor
melting point changes that were happening due to
the changes that they were making in their
formulations.