Instruments
Overview
Thermogravimetric analysis is a thermal analysis technique that tracks the mass of a sample over time in response to temperature variations. This approach yields data on various physical phenomena, such as phase transitions, absorption, and desorption, as well as chemical phenomena like thermal decomposition and solid-gas reactions (for example, oxidation or reduction).
Specifications
Instrument Specifications TGA 5500
Temperature Range Ambient to 1200 °C
Temperature Accuracy ±1 °C
Temperature Precision ±0.1 °C
Heating Rate (Linear) 0.1 to 500 °C/min
Heating Rate (Ballistic) >1600 °C/min
Furnace Cooling (Forced air/N2) 1200 °C to 35 °C in <10 min
Sample Weight Capacity 1000 mg
Dynamic Weighing Range 1000 mg
Weighing Precision ±0.01 %
Resolution <0.1 µg
Weight Baseline Drift <10 µg (Ambient to 1000 ˚C)
Vacuum 50 µtorr