Introduction - TA Instruments TGA 2950 Operator's Manual

Introduction

TA I TGA 2950
NSTRUMENTS
Your TA Instruments Thermogravimetric
Analyzer (TGA) 2950 is a thermal weight-
change analysis instrument, used in conjunction
with a TA Instruments thermal analysis control-
ler and associated software, to make up a
thermal analysis system.
The Thermogravimetric Analyzer 2950 mea-
sures the amount and rate of weight change in a
material, either as a function of increasing
temperature, or isothermally as a function of
time, in a controlled atmosphere. It can be used
to characterize any material that exhibits a
weight change and to detect phase changes due
to decomposition, oxidation, or dehydration.
This information helps the scientist or engineer
identify the percent weight change and correlate
chemical structure, processing, and end-use
performance.
Your controller is a computer that performs the
following functions:
• Provides an interface between you and the
analysis instruments
• Enables you to set up experiments and
enter constants
• Stores experimental data
• Runs data analysis programs.

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