TA Instr Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer

DMATA Instruments’ Q800 DMA, based on a combined motor and transducer design, uses advanced, non-contact, linear motors to control stress and measure strain with a highly sensitive optical encoder. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a technique used to measure the mechanical properties of a wide range of materials.  DMA works primarily in the viscoelastic range of a material and is therefore more sensitive to structure than a typical tensile test. With its unique design, the Q800 is also ideal for high-stiffness applications including composites.

DMA measures the viscoelastic properties using either transient tests (creep or stress relaxation) or dynamic oscillatory tests, where a sinusoidal stress (or strain) is applied to the material and a resultant sinusoidal strain (or stress) is measured.  Also measured is the phase difference of these two sinusoidal waves.  The stress/strain and phase difference allow for the calculation of storage modulus, loss modulus, and Tan δ.  All of these parameters can be calculated as a function of time, temperature, frequency, or amplitude (stress or strain) depending on the application.  (TA Instruments Q800 product brochure)

Property Determination

◾Crosslink density

◾Glass transition temperature (Tg)

◾Stress relaxation

◾Toughness

Features

◾Wide temperature range, gas cooling accessory, -140ºC to 600ºC

◾Available clamps: dual-cantilever, 50 mm 3-point bend, and film/fiber tension

◾Testing modes:  multi-frequency from 0.01-200 Hz, multi stress/strain, creep/stress relaxation, controlled force/strain rate, and isostrain

◾Material performance prediction with Time/Temperature Superpositioning, TTS

University Tag Number: 
175767
Availability: 
Contact Custodian for availability
Location
Dolve Hall
Room Number: 
136
Acquisition Date: 
November 30, 2007