Thermal Analysis of Materials

• Other Authors: Ushakov, Sergey V. (Editor), Hayun, Shmuel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Materials science; aged cable; pyrolysis; TG-FTIR; combustion; calorimeter; GCr15 bearing steel; cementite precipitation; stress filed; kinetic analysis; composite cementitious materials; copper tailing powder; graphene oxide; hydration kinetics; EN AW-6082; AlMgSi alloy; differential scanning calorimetry; fast scanning; scanning rate extension; indirect measurements; dissolution; precipitation; time-temperature-dissolution diagram; aluminium composite; copper composite; spark plasma sintering; thermal properties; powder metallurgy; intermetallic compound; temperature-dependent thermal properties; simultaneous estimation; optimization; sensitivity coefficients; uncertainty analysis; thermal analysis; sound velocity; electrical resistivity; density; liquid metals; calculation of phase diagrams (CALPHAD); dual-material lattices; interferometry; measurement; thermal expansion; spark plasma sintering apparatus; compressive creep test; stress exponent; electric current; high entropy oxides; rare earth oxides; laser melting; aerodynamic levitation; phase transition; melting; thermodynamics; water adsorption; defect structure; reducibility; magnesium aluminate spinel; positrode; cobaltites; synchrotron powder diffraction; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; ceramics; chemical expansion; lifetime; degradation; accelerated aging; polymer; kinetic models; industrial thermal insulation; passive fire protection; hydrocarbon fires; thermal conductivity; TGA; DSC; TPS; soda lime; carbon dioxide; anesthesiology; absorbent; thermogravimetric analysis; PXRD analysis; TGA-DSC; calcium looping; CO2 capture; mineral carbonation; natural sorbents; carbonate rock; serpentine; levitation; zirconia; hafnia; n/a
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The thermal analysis of materials encompasses a variety of methods used to detect changes in material properties as a function of temperature. Before temperature measurement became routine in all stages of metal and ceramic processing, early metallurgists relied on the color and brightness of hot metal, and glassmakers used viscosity for guidance. Nowadays, techniques of differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) routinely yield heat capacities, temperatures, and enthalpies of phase transformations in the temperature range from −150 to 1500 °C. The measurement of any physical property as a function of temperature brings the method into the realm of thermal analysis. This Special Issue provides a sampling of the current use, diversity, and ongoing developments of techniques and approaches in the thermal analysis of materials. It combines contributions solicited by editors that reflect their scientific interests and networks, with generally related submissions received over two years. It contains 16 articles and 1 short review submitted by authors from 10 countries.