Thermal Analysis. Fundamentals and Applications to Material Characterization. Proceedings of the International Seminar: Thermal Analysis and Rheology, Ferrol, 30 June-4 July 2003

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
1. Fundamentals of TGA and SDT......Page 14
2. An Introduction to the Techniques of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Modulated DSC®......Page 22
3. Thermal Analysis in Thermoset Characterization......Page 40
4. Characterization of Pharmaceutical Materials by Thermal Analysis......Page 60
5. The Application of Thermal Analysis in the Study of Metallic Materials......Page 100
6. Thermal Analysis of Inorganic Materials......Page 112
7. Characterization of Coal by Thermal Analysis Methods......Page 124
8. Characterisation of Polymer Materials Using FT-IR And DSC Techniques......Page 134
9. Characterization of Polymeric Materials by Thermal Analysis, Spectroscopy and Microscopic Techniques......Page 154
10. Energy Evaluation of Materials by Bomb Calorimetry......Page 168
11. Introduction to the Viscoelastic Response in Polymers......Page 180
12. Fundamentals of DMA......Page 196
13. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Thermosetting Materials......Page 220
14. Fundamentals and Applications of DEA......Page 238
15. Dielectric Analysis. Experimental......Page 258
16. Statistical Applications to Thermal Analysis......Page 278