Instrument Database:
Mettler Toledo AG - TMA/SDTA840
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Year of introduction |
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Status |
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Company |
Mettler Toledo AG
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Categories |
Thermal Analysis: TMA |
With the TMA/SDTA840 you can measure dimensional changes of a sample as a function of temperature. It is widely used in the analysis of polymers and composites to measure expansion coefficients, melting and softening temperatures.
Features and Benefits:
- Outstanding performance, straightforward and reliable operation
- High resolution 10 nm
- Long sample length, up to 20 mm
- Large force range
- 0.1 N to 1.0 N -High force resolution 1.3 mN
- Thermal effects observable on the SDTA® curve
- Automatic opening and closing of the furnace
- Measurements with dynamic load change (DLTMA)
- Parallel guidance of the mechanical measuring system
- Defined gas atmosphere (gas-tight cell and gas controller)
- Probes and sample holders made of quartz glass
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Specifications |
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Temperature range RT ... 1100 °C
Temperature accuracy ± 0.25 °C
Temperature reproducibility ± 0.15 °C Heating: room temp. ... 1000 °C 8 min
Cooling: 1000 ... 100 °C 20 min
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