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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

Purpose

Material Characterization Centre

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is an important technique used to measure the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of materials such as thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, ceramics and metals.

Mettler Toledo DMA instrument used to measure mechanical properties of materials over temperature
Mettler Toledo DMA instrument used to measure mechanical properties of materials over temperature

Capability

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is an important technique used to measure the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of materials such as thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, ceramics and metals.

Specifications

  • Temperature range: -190 °C to 600 °C

  • Heating rate: 0.1 K/min to 20 K/min

  • Cooling rate: 0.1 K/min to 30 K/min

  • Force range: ±0.001 N to ±10

  • Displacement range: ±1 mm

  • Stiffness range: 50 N/m to 105 N/m

  • Frequency range: 0.001 Hz to 300 Hz

  • Maximum sample length: 55 mm

Applications

This equipment can be used for measurement of:

  • Viscoelastic, relaxation and damping behaviour

  • Softening and glass transition

  • Phase transformation

  • Curing and polymerization reaction

  • Mechanical module

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