Dynamic Mechanical Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry for Measuring Structural and Mechanical Proper- ties, and Phase Transitions in Metals, Polymers & Cerami

该项目将包括聚合物，陶瓷， 和复合材料到现有的实验室。 添加 这种设备可以比较结构和 所有主要类别材料的机械性能。 用差示扫描量热仪（DSC）， 定量方法可用于检测相位 金属和聚合物的转化，以及玻璃的结晶 聚合物的温度和结晶度。 补充 现有拉伸试验设备的附件将 允许对陶瓷和聚合物进行弯曲测试。 为 随着温度的变化，聚合物的充分表征 动态力学分析仪（DMA） 将用于 通过将计算机控制包括在这些 实验，学生接触到现代实验室数据 获取，并从繁琐的数据收集中解脱出来， 使他们能够集中精力解释结果， 分析能力的发展。

This project will incorporate the study of polymers, ceramics, and composites into the existing laboratory. The addition of this equipment makes comparisons between the structural and mechanical properties of all major classes of materials possible. With a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), a sensitive and quantitative method becomes available for detecting phase transformations in metals and polymers, and lass gransition emperatures and crystillinity in polymers. Supplemental accessories for the existing tensile testing equipment will permit flexural testing of ceramics and polymers. For the adequate characterization of polymers with changes in temperature and time dependent loading, a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) will be used. By including computer control in these experiments, the students are exposed to modern laboratory data acquaition and are relieved from tedious data collection which allows them to concentrate on interpretation of the results and the development of analytical skills.