Calorimetry is used to study the thermal properties of materials and devices.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) determines the change in heat required to increase the temperature of a sample relative to a reference sample. Plots of heat flow against temperature detect glass transitions, crystallisation and melt events. DSC plays a key role in the polymer and pharmaceutical industries to study curing, cross-linking and an-isotropy of drugs.

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) determines weight changes with temperature and is employed to study degradation temperatures, moisture content and the amount of inorganic and organic compounds in materials.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC):
Melt temperature
Glass Transition temperature
Detection of crystallisation events
Degree of cure
Degree of purity

Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA):
Degradation temperature
Moisture content
Fraction of volatile components
Oxidation temperatures

Degree of drug crystallinity
Cure evalaution of thermoset polymers
Thermal properties of alloys
Identifying polymer blend composition
Determination of moisture and volatiles content
Thermal and oxidative stability determination