TA INSTRUMENTS Q800 DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYZER

THE TA INSTRUMENTS Q800 DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYZER (DMA) IS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS SUCH AS POLYMERS, ELASTOMERS, AND COMPOSITES. IT UTILIZES A NON-CONTACT, DIRECT-DRIVE MOTOR TO APPLY OSCILLATORY OR STATIC FORCE, COMBINED WITH AIR BEARING TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE LOW-FRICTION LINEAR MOTION. THE SYSTEM FEATURES A HIGH-RESOLUTION LINEAR OPTICAL ENCODER PROVIDING STRAIN RESOLUTION OF 1 NANOMETER. ITS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE A FORCE RANGE FROM 0.0001 N TO 18 N WITH A RESOLUTION OF 0.00001 N, AND A FREQUENCY RANGE OF 0.01 TO 200 HZ. THE INSTRUMENT OPERATES ACROSS A TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -150°C TO 600°C, SUPPORTED BY AN AUTOMATED BIFILAR WOUND FURNACE AND OPTIONAL GAS COOLING ACCESSORY (GCA). IT OFFERS A MODULUS RANGE OF 10^3 TO 3X10^12 PA WITH A PRECISION OF +/- 1%, AND A TAN DELTA SENSITIVITY OF 0.0001. AVAILABLE DEFORMATION MODES INCLUDE SINGLE/DUAL CANTILEVER, 3-POINT BEND, TENSION/FIBER, COMPRESSION, AND SHEAR. SPECIALIZED ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE DMA-RH ALLOW FOR MECHANICAL ANALYSIS UNDER CONTROLLED RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 5% TO 95% WITHIN A 5°C TO 120°C RANGE. THE Q800 IS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING MULTI-FREQUENCY TESTS, CREEP/STRESS RELAXATION STUDIES, AND CONTROLLED FORCE/STRAIN MEASUREMENTS.