Course Contents |
General description of thermal analysis techniques, single and multiple techniques in thermal analysis, application areas of thermal analysis, thermogravimetry; used hardware, measurement techniques and error sources, differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques; used hardware, measurement techniques and error sources, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques, determination of melting and solid state phase transformation points, exothermic and endothermic transformations, usage of multiple techniques, auxiliary techniques in thermal analysis; high temperature XRD and microscopes, spectral analysis, EGA, EGD techniques, high temperature mechanical tests, determination of expansion coefficients, dilatometers. |
Weekly Course Content |
Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 |
General description and purposes of thermal analysis techniques |
lecture, question and answer |
2 |
Material properties determined by thermal analysis |
lecture, question and answer |
3 |
Single and multiple uniqueness in thermal analysis, places of use and intended use |
lecture, question and answer |
4 |
Thermogravimetry (TG), hardware, measurement techniques, errors, interpretation of results |
lecture, question and answer |
5 |
Analysis of mixed materials with thermogravimetry, amount and ratio calculations, |
lecture, question and answer |
6 |
EGA and EGD methods, using these methods with TG, |
lecture, question and answer |
7 |
Determination of weight loss according to chemical reactions, |
lecture, question and answer |
8 |
mid-term exam |
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9 |
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), hardware, measurement techniques, errors, interpretation of DTA curves |
lecture, question and answer |
10 |
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), hardware, measurement techniques, interpretation of DSC curves |
lecture, question and answer |
11 |
Multiple techniques with DTA and DSC, interpretation of combined DTA, DSC and TG curves |
lecture, question and answer |
12 |
Determination of transformation start and end points in DTA and DSC results, determination of endothermic and exothermic transformations, calculation of transformation heat (enthalpy) |
lecture, question and answer |
13 |
High temperature XRD and high temperature microscope studies that assist DTA and DSC in material characterization |
lecture, question and answer |
14 |
Thermomechanical analysis, high temperature mechanical analysis (Determination of tensile, compression, creep, hardness properties) determination of expansion properties, dilatometers |
lecture, question and answer |
15 |
Thermomechanical analysis, high temperature mechanical analysis (Determination of tensile, compression, creep, hardness properties) determination of expansion properties, dilatometers |
lecture, question and answer |
16 |
final exam |
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Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
1 |
Introduction to thermal analysis techniques and applicaton, Michael E Brown |
Required Course instruments and materials |
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