Tag: DSC • NETZSCH – the Thermal Analysis Blog

Optimize the Curing of Composites with Kinetics Neo

March 20, 2019February 26, 2019 by Dr. Alexander Chaloupka

BLACKS Composites SRL and NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing made the next milestone in its already proven Partnership: Improving the curing of a CFRP bike rim with a simultaneous drastic reduction of the cycle time during cross-linkage. The bike rim was processed through hand lay-up technology and a subsequent autoclave curing. Saving cycle time with a better curing is not possible? It is! Based on the data of a differential scanning calorimeter and the simulation software Kinetics Neo, the cycle time was reduced by 46% compared to the cure cycle suggested by the material data sheet. Additionally, a higher degree of cure could be achieved to meet the target curing and avoiding overheating effects of the product.

How Compression Can Influence the Modification of Caffeine

March 5, 2019February 11, 2019 by Claire Strasser

Caffeine exists under 2 polymorphic forms (I and II). Compression of form I induces its transformation into form II, leading to changes in its properties. Heating with DSC ensures that caffeine is in the correct form.

Clever Tool for Short Cooling Times

February 26, 2019February 7, 2019 by Claire Strasser

How do nucleating agents influence the crystallization behavior of your polymer in the mold? To answer questions like these, the kinetics of the crystallization reaction is determined for mixtures of polypropylene with different nucleating agents. The results are used to carry out predictions on the product behavior for any temperature programs.

Smart Thermal Analysis (Part II): Identification of Measurements via Database Search

September 17, 2018September 10, 2018 by Dr. Alexander Schindler

The database system for thermal analysis by NETZSCH, called Identify, has now (from Proteus® analysis version 8.0 or higher) already more than 2000 database entries available.
Furthermore, Identify can now be used with combined TGA+DSC, TGA-c-DTA® and STA measurements, which allows for material identification with greater certainty.

Smart Thermal Analysis (Part I): Automatic Evaluation of DSC, TGA and STA Measurements

November 27, 2018September 7, 2018 by Dr. Alexander Schindler

AutoEvaluation by NETZSCH is a very helpful tool for evaluation of thermoanalytical measurements. The entire measurement is evaluated by AutoEvaluation automatically and autonomously (not via pre-defined macro!) – with only one mouse click – and just within a second. AutoEvaluation is available for DSC, TGA and now also for STA measurements. Furthermore, the adaptability of AutoEvaluation is adressed.

Drug excipient compatibility: Try it with thermal analysis

February 11, 2019July 26, 2018 by Claire Strasser

Drug excipient compatibility ensure that the efficacy of the active ingredient is not affected by the excipients. You get first information about compatibility and interaction of components with thermal analysis methods as DSC or TG.

Sintering Process up to 60% Faster

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 by Alexander Frenzl

Speed up your sintering process up to 60%

This article and video shows, how you can design your sintering process to the best with KINETICS NEO and the data from Thermal Analysis. Simulate before firing and speed up your sintering process up to 60%