Temperature-scanning viscometry: viscosity vs. temperature the ASTM D5133 way
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Scanning temperature while measuring viscosity reveals the whole curve — the basis of ASTM D5133 and the core of our automated service. …
Inside the cell: robot, pump and a piston viscometer
A tour of the integrated measurement cell — the robot arm, peristaltic pump, piston viscometer and thermal loop. …
Cold-flow behavior: measuring viscosity from −30 °C to +40 °C
Low-temperature viscosity decides whether a fluid still flows. Here is how we capture it precisely across the full window. …
Viscosity at every 0.1 °C: how automated viscometry works
A robot turns a slow, one-sample benchtop measurement into thousands of viscosity points across temperature — unattended, overnight. …
DSC Experiment Setup: A Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Test
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DSC Experiment Setup: A Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Test What You Need Before Starting a DSC Experiment Before running your first DSC experiment, ensure that the instrument has been properly calibrated and that you have the necessary supplies on hand. You will need …
DSC Testing for Aerospace Materials: Ensuring Safety and Performance
DSC Testing for Aerospace Materials: Ensuring Safety and Performance Why Aerospace Materials Demand Rigorous Thermal Testing Aerospace materials operate under some of the most demanding conditions of any engineering application, including extreme temperature ranges, sustained mechanical loads, aggressive chemical environments, and the absolute requirement for …
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions in DSC: What the Peaks Tell You
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions in DSC: What the Peaks Tell You Endothermic vs Exothermic: The Basics All thermal events detected by DSC fall into two fundamental categories: endothermic processes that absorb heat from the surroundings, and exothermic processes that release heat. Understanding this distinction is …
Understanding DSC Instruments: Types, Components, and How They Work
Understanding DSC Instruments: Types, Components, and How They Work Anatomy of a DSC Instrument A modern DSC instrument consists of several key components working together to provide precise thermal measurements. The measurement cell, containing the sample and reference positions, sits within a furnace that provides …
Purity Analysis by DSC: The Van’t Hoff Method Explained
Purity Analysis by DSC: The Van’t Hoff Method Explained How Impurities Affect Melting Behavior Impurities in a crystalline material disrupt the regularity of the crystal lattice, requiring less energy to initiate melting and causing the melting process to occur over a broader temperature range. This …
DSC vs DMA: Comparing Thermal and Mechanical Analysis
DSC vs DMA: Comparing Thermal and Mechanical Analysis What Is Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)? Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) measures the mechanical response of a material as it is subjected to a small oscillating force while being heated or cooled. The technique determines storage modulus (stiffness), …
