Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) measures the mechanical properties of materials as a function of time, temperature, and frequency. In addition to quantifying viscoelastic properties of materials, DMA can also quantify finished component and product characteristics, reflecting the important contribution that processing has on end-use product performance.
DMA is commonly used to measure glass transition temperatures (Tg) and secondary transitions, orientation caused by processing, cold crystallization, cure optimization, filler effects in composites, and much more. DMA provides an accurate measure of material modulus and product stiffness plus other important mechanical properties such as damping, creep, and stress relaxation
TA Instruments DMA 850
- Testing materials in temperatures from -100°C - 600 °C
- Versatile testing: It can be configured to perform various tests, including oscillation, transient, strain-controlled, and stress-controlled experiments
- Flexibility: It is capable of performing a complete material characterization protocol in a single experiment and can apply mechanical conditioning immediately followed by characterization
- Non-contact, low mass motor delivers continuous forces from 0.1 mN to 18 N to measure everything from soft to stiff materials
- Frictionless, low-compliance air bearing design ensures superior force sensitivity and accuracy
- Unique optical encoder technology provides 0.1 nm resolution over a 25 mm continuous range of travel for ultimate testing versatility
TA Instruments DMA 850
