Recomended Reading
Objectives
Procedure
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Polymer Crystallinity
The Glass Transition
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
The goal of this lab is for you to learn how to characterize a polymer by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
- Learn how to operate the Perkin-Elmer DSC7
- Determine the glass transition temperature (Tg) of your polymer
- Calculate the percent crystallinity of your polymer
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