manufacturer: PerkinElmer GmbH, Rodgau, Germany

technical specifations:

• compressor or nitrogen cooling
• temperature range: -180°C to 750°C
• heating rate: 0.01 to 300 K/min
• atmosphere: Ar (99.999%), He (99.999%) + Varian filter system
• crucible material: Al, Al₂O₃, Pt/Rh

typical applications:

• determination of transition temperatures and enthalpies of formation

• measurement of specific heat capacities

  of metallic and ceramic materials, e.g. for the modelling of phase diagrams applying the CalPhaD approach