Highlights
Fascinating Flexibility in Thermal Analysis
The DSC 404 F1 Pegasus®, High-Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimeter, is designed for the exact determination of specific heat of high-performance materials at high temperatures.
- Determination of thermodynamic properties of ceramics and metallic high-performance materials
- Performance of quantitative enthalpy and cp determinations in a pure gas atmosphere
- Vacuum-tight up to 10-4 mbar for creation of highly pure atmospheres for tests on materials sensitive to OxidationOxidation can describe different processes in the context of thermal analysis.oxidation
- Characterization of amorphous metals, shape memory alloys and inorganic glasses
The concept of the DSC 404 F1 Pegasus® allows configuration for up to seven different furnace types, easily interchangeable by the user, for a wide temperature range within -150°C to 2000°C (please see accessories).
We offer diverse sensors for DSC and DTA measurements, various crucible types as well as a great variety of technical accessories.
The coupling to a FT-IR or MS is possible without problems.
An important hardware extension, like the automatic sample changer (ASC) for up to 20 sample and reference crucibles, and software features, such as BeFlat® for an optimized baseline or the optional temperature modulation of the DSC signal (TM-DSC) make the DSC 404 F1 Pegasus® the most versatile DSC system for research & development, quality assurance, failure analysis and process optimization.
NETZSCH at the Max-Planck Institute
How is the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids using the NETZSCH DSC 404 Pegasus®??
Method
The DSC 404 F1 Pegasus® comprises a high-capacity heat flux DSC for highly sophisticated application measurements:
The DSC 404 F1 as well as the F3 Pegasus® systems operate according to the heat flux principle. With this method, a sample and a reference are subjected to a controlled temperature program (heating, cooling or IsothermalTests at controlled and constant temperature are called isothermal.isothermal). The actual measured properties are the temperature of the sample and the temperature difference between sample and reference. From the raw data signals, the heat flow difference between sample and reference can be determined.
More on the Functional Principle of a Heat-Flux DSC
A DSC measuring cell consists of a furnace and an integrated heat-flux sensor with designated positions for the sample and reference pans.
The sensor areas are connected to thermocouples or may even be part of the thermocouple. This allows for recording both the temperature difference between the sample and reference side (DSC signal) and the absolute temperature of the sample or reference side.
Due to the heat capacity (cp) of the sample, the reference side (usually an empty pan) generally heats faster than the sample side during heating of the DSC measuring cell; i.e., the reference temperature (TR, green) increases a bit faster than the sample temperature (TP, red). The two curves exhibit parallel behavior during heating at a constant heating rate – until a sample reaction occurs. In the case shown here, the sample starts to melt at t1. The temperature of the sample does not change during melting; the temperature of the reference side, however, remains unaffected and continues exhibiting a linear increase. When melting is completed, the sample temperature also begins to increase again and, beginning with the point in time t2, again exhibits a linear increase.
The differential signal (ΔT) of the two temperature curves is presented in the lower part of the image. In the middle section of the curve, calculation of the differences generates a peak (blue) representing the EndothermicA sample transition or a reaction is endothermic if heat is needed for the conversion.endothermic melting process. Depending on whether the reference temperature was subtracted from the sample temperature or vice versa during this calculation, the generated peak may point upward or downward in the graphs. The peak area is correlated with the heat content of the transition (enthalpy in J/g).
Specifications
Technical Data
A graphite furnace with W/Re sensors
Extension
Optional available is the TM-DSC software feature
The DSC Specific Heat Capacity (cp)Heat capacity is a material-specific physical quantity, determined by the amount of heat supplied to specimen, divided by the resulting temperature increase. The specific heat capacity is related to a unit mass of the specimen.cp sensors enable extremely accurate determination of the specific heat:
RT to 1400°C: ± 2.5%
RT to 1500°C: ± 3.5%
An automatic sample changer (ASC) for up to 20 samples and references is available (option).
Software
Proteus®: Excellent Thermal Analysis Software
The DSC 404 F1 Pegasus® runs under Proteus® Software on Windows®. The Proteus® Software includes everything you need to carry out a measurement and evaluate the resulting data. Through the combination of easy-to-understand menus and automated routines, a tool has been created that is extremely user-friendly and, at the same time, allows sophisticated analysis. The Proteus® Software is licensed with the instrument and can of course be installed on other computer systems.
DSC features:
- Determination of onset, peak, inflection and end temperatures
- Automatic peak search
- Transformation enthalpies: analysis of peak areas (enthalpies) with selectable baseline and partial peak area analysis
Complex peak analysis with all characteristic temperatures, area, peak height and half-width - Comprehensive Glass Transition TemperatureThe glass transition is one of the most important properties of amorphous and semi-crystalline materials, e.g., inorganic glasses, amorphous metals, polymers, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients, etc., and describes the temperature region where the mechanical properties of the materials change from hard and brittle to more soft, deformable or rubbery.glass transition analysis
- BeFlat® for Automatic baseline correction
- Degree of Crystallinity / Degree of CrystallinityCrystallinity refers to the degree of structural order of a solid. In a crystal, the arrangement of atoms or molecules is consistent and repetitive. Many materials such as glass ceramics and some polymers can be prepared in such a way as to produce a mixture of crystalline and amorphous regions.crystallinity
- Oxidative-Induction Time (OIT) and Oxidative-Onset Temperature (OOT)Oxidative Induction Time (isothermal OIT) is a relative measure of the resistance of a (stabilized) material to oxidative decomposition. Oxidative-Induction Temperature (dynamic OIT) or Oxidative-Onset Temperature (OOT) is a relative measure of the resistance of a (stabilized) material to oxidative decomposition.OIT (oxidative induction time) evaluation
- DSC correction: evaluation of exo- and endothermal effects under consideration of system time constants and thermal resistance values
- Tau-R®Mode: takes into account the time constant and thermal resistance of the instrument and reveals thus sharper DSC effects from the sample
Further Advanced Software Options
The Proteus® modules and expert software solutions offer further advanced processing of the thermoanalytical data for more sophisticated analyses.
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