Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) – technique for determining the quantity of heat that is either absorbed or released by a substance undergoing a physical or a chemical transition.

DSC measures the temperatures and heat flows associated with transitions in materials as a function of time and temperature in a controlled atmosphere.

DSC provides detailed information on:

  • Glass transition temperature
  • Melting point
  • Heat of melting/fusion
  • Degree of crystallinity
  • Crystallization temperature and time
  • Specific heat capacity
  • Thermal and oxidative stability
  • Heat, rate and degree of cure
  • Polymorphic transitions (temperature and heat)
  • Purity
  • Kinetics of chemical reactions

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)