Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): Q500 from TA Instruments
Contact: petr.fiurasek [at] mcgill.ca (Petr Fiurasek)听-听尝辞肠补迟颈辞苍: OM47
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Application
Measure changes in weight percent in relation to a temperature or time program in a controlled atmosphere
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Features
Temperature range: ambient to 1000 藲C
Typical sample weight: 5-10 mg
Weighing precision: 卤 0.01%
Sensitivity: 0.1 碌g
Controlled heating rate: 0.1 to 50 藲C/min
Gas analysis furnace (EGA)
Furnace Air cooling (force air/nitrogen): 1000 to 50 藲C ~ 45 min due to EGA
Baseline dynamic drift: <250 碌g (50 to 1000掳C at 20掳C/min)
Modes: Hi-Res TGA, Auto Stepwise TGA, modulated temperature TGA (MTGA)
Purge gas system with mass flow controllers - Atmosphere: air, nitrogen
