Differential Scanning Calorimeter DSC 500A
Laboratory DSC Instrument for Thermal Analysis of Phase-Transitions, Melting, Boiling & Chemical Reactions
Application Overview
The Differential Scanning Calorimeter operates under programmed temperature control to characterize temperature offset correlations between test specimens and reference materials. This analytical technique generates differential thermal analysis curves showing temperature differences as functions of temperature or testing time.
DTA measurements detect temperature variations from endothermic or exothermic effects caused by phase transformations or chemical reactions, including:
- Phase transition and melting processes
- Crystalline-structure rearrangement
- Boiling, distillation, and vaporization
- Dehydrogenation and molecular cleavage
- Decomposition and lattice-structure destruction
- Oxidation-reduction and chemical transformations
Product Features
- LCD liquid-crystal screen with blue backlight displaying comprehensive parameters
- Universal USB communication port for stable data transmission with automatic recovery
- Compact furnace assembly with configurable heating rates and mechanical fastening
- Dual temperature probe system for accurate sample temperature measurement
- Digital gas mass flow meters for automatic dual-gas atmosphere switching
- Standard reference specimen calibration support
- Dedicated furnace cooling port for rapid chamber cooling
- Adaptive software display compatible with multiple monitor resolutions
- Custom-programmed measurement workflows for automated testing sequences
Technical Specifications
| Temperature Range |
Room temperature to 500°C |
| Temperature Resolution |
0.1°C |
| Heating Rate |
0.1 ~ 80°C/min |
| DSC Range |
0 ~ +500 mW |
| DSC Resolution |
0.01 mW |
| DSC Sensitivity |
0.1 mW |
| Power Supply |
AC 220V 50Hz |
| PC Interface |
USB |
Industry Applications
The DSC-500A enables material characterization across diverse sample categories including polymers, plastics, rubber processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturing, food packaging, and technical textiles. This thermal-analytical technique is widely adopted for material science and chemical industry workflows in R&D, process optimization, quality assurance, and failure investigation.
Standard Configuration
- DSC-500A differential scanning calorimeter host unit
- 400 aluminum crucibles
- Standard calibration test samples (indium and tin)
- Power cable and USB data transmission cable
- Software CD with operation guidelines
- Laboratory tweezers and sampling medicine spoon
- Customized dedicated connectors for pressure reducing valve
- Oxygen and nitrogen delivery pipes (5-meter each)
- Quick-release connectors
- Software encryption dongle
- Product quality certificate and warranty document
- Glass fusing fuses for equipment protection
- Complete product manual and technical datasheet