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I am using Shimadzu FTIR 8400 with a newer version of the software from Shimadzu. The output files now have *.SMF format and cannot be saved in earlier *irs format. . The ThermoFisher spectra...
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Under identical test conditions, does Tg measured using DSC shift between the first heat and second heat? What causes such a shift? Size, shape and weight, rate of heating, etc affect Tg. What...
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I am trying to determine OIT of PE using DSC and TGA. Process is heat 5 mg, 1mm thick unstabilized HDPE on open Al Pan under Nitrogen (200 mL/miniute, 50 psi, introduced in DSC) to 190 C,...
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I have a polymer composite with Magnesium Hydroxide (MDH), CaCO3 and glass fibers. I would like to determine exact amount of glass fiber using conventional TGA. I sue N2 up to 650 C and then air...
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I'm seeing a very shallow and a broad peak ranging from 100 C to onset of melting in DSC of glass fiber filled PPS. TGA shows no volatile. It is also not a re-crystallization peak which...
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PP co polymer when molded has an odor. We collected yellow color residue left on the injection mold after molding this COPP. The FTIR search library gives good match but compounds identified...
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