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TA Instruments TMA 2940 Operator's Manual

TA Instruments TMA 2940 Operator's Manual (176 pages)

Thermomechanical

Brand: TA Instruments | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

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Table of Contents
3
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

11
Safety

12
- Instrument Symbols
  12
- Electrical Safety
  13
- Handling Liquid Nitrogen
  13
- Lifting the Instrument
  16
Using this Manual

17
- Introduction
  21
- Components
  21
CHAPTER 1 : Introducing

22
The TMA 2940

22
- Introduction
  22
- The 2940 Instrument
  23
  - 2940 Display
    25
  - 2940 Keypad
    25
    
    HEATER Switch
    29
    
    POWER Switch
    29
- Accessories
  30
  - Standard Accessories
    30
  - Optional Accessories
    31
- Specifications
  32
CHAPTER 2: Installing the TMA 2940

35
- Unpacking/Repacking the TMA 2940
  37
  - Unpacking the TMA
    37
  - Removing the Shipping Material
    40
  - Repacking the 2940
    42
- Installing the Instrument
  43
  - Inspecting the System
    43
  - Choosing a Location
    44
  - Installing the Thermocouple
    45
  - Installing the Weight Tray Door
    47
  - Installing the Stage
    48
  - Installing the Expansion/Penetration Probes
    52
    
    Installing a Probe
    52
    
    Removing a Probe
    53
  - Connecting Cables, Gas Lines, and Isolation Transformer
    54
    
    GPIB Cable
    54
    
    Purge Line
    57
    
    Air Cool Line
    59
    
    Power Cable
    60
    
    Isolation Transformer
    61
- Starting the 2940
  63
- Shutting down the 2940
  65
CHAPTER 3: Running Experiments

67
- Overview
  69
  - Before You Begin
    70
- Calibrating the TMA
  71
  - Force Calibration
    71
  - Probe Calibration
    72
  - Temperature Calibration
    73
  - Cell Constant
    75
- Running a TMA Experiment
  76
  - Experimental Procedure
    76
  - Selecting a Probe
    77
  - Zeroing the Auto Measure System
    78
  - Sample Preparation and Loading
    79
    
    Sample Loading
    79
    
    Sample Preparation
    79
  - Thermocouple Positioning
    81
  - Measuring the Sample Length
    81
  - Setting up an Experiment
    82
  - Setting up Accessories
    83
    
    Using Air Cool
    83
    
    Suggestions
    84
    
    Using a Purge Gas
    84
  - Starting an Experiment
    86
  - Stopping an Experiment
    86
    
    Removing Samples
    86
- Subambient Experiments
  88
  - Performing a Cooling Experiment
    88
  - Techniques for Improved Subambient Operation
    89
CHAPTER 4: Using Your Options

91
- Overview
  93
- Film/Fiber Accessory
  94
  - Description
    94
  - Operating Procedures
    95
  - Accessory Installation
    95
    
    Removing the Existing Probe
    96
    
    Removing the Stage
    96
    
    Changing the Instrument Mode
    97
    
    Installing the Film/Fiber Probe
    97
    
    Installing the Film/Fiber Stage
    98
    
    Calculating the Offset
    99
  - Calibration
    101
  - Sample Preparation
    102
    
    Using the Aluminum Balls
    102
    
    Using the Stainless Steel Clamps
    104
- Flexure Accessory
  107
  - Description
    107
  - Accessory Installation
    108
  - Calibration
    108
  - Sample Preparation
    109
- Dilatometer Accessory
  111
  - Description
    111
  - Operating Procedures
    113
    
    Considerations
    113
  - Accessory Installation
    113
  - Calibration
    114
    
    Baseline Calibration
    114
    
    Displacement Calibration
    115
  - Sample Preparation
    116
- Parallel Plate Rheometer Accessory
  119
  - Description
    119
  - Accessory Installation
    119
  - Calibration
    120
  - Sample Preparation
    121
    
    Sample Encapsulating Press
    121
    
    Preparing Moldable Powders
    125
    
    Preparing Resinous Materials
    128
    
    Preparing Sheet Materials
    130
  - Sample Loading
    131
    
    Cleanup
    132
  - Calculations
    133
- Hemispherical Probe
  137
CHAPTER 5: Technical Reference

140
- Description of the TMA 2940
  141
  - Uses of
    142
  - Thermomechanical Analysis
    142
  - Calculating the Coefficient of Expansion
    143
- Method Considerations
  144
- Status Codes
  145
CHAPTER 6: Maintenance and Diagnostics

151
- Overview
  153
- Routine Maintenance
  154
  - Inspection
    154
  - Cleaning
    155
    
    Cleaning the Keypad
    155
    
    Cleaning the Probe Assembly
    155
    
    Cleaning the Stage
    156
    
    Cleaning the Thermocouple
    157
  - Replacements
    158
    
    Installing a New Thermocouple
    158
- Diagnostics
  159
  - Fuses
    159
  - Power Failures
    160
- TMA 2940 Test Functions
  162
  - The TMA Confidence Test
    162
- Replacement Parts
  165
APPENDIX A: Ordering Information

169
Index

171

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TA Instruments TMA 2940 Instructions Manual

TA Instruments TMA 2940 Instructions Manual (8 pages)

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