I want to perform TG-DTA on NaOH in an inert medium. Generally, alumina and platinum crucible are used for TG-DTA. However, I am confused with respect to crucible material compatibility with NaOH with temperature as high as 600 degree C ?
See "Corrosion of materials in fused hydroxides" - http://moltensalt.org/references/static/downloads/pdf/ORNL-2048.pdf
Nickel seems to be a good bet, but you may need to use it under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere (the original paper recommends 1 atm of hydrogen but this is too risky so you could try forming gas which is 4-5% hydrogen in nitrogen). You may need to run a baseline to see how much (if any) hydrogen the nickel crucible picks up during heating.