ThermoGravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Characterization

Brand

TA Instruments TGA550 Auto Advanced

Temperature range

25 to 1.000 °C

Typical sample size

10 mg

Type of TGA pans

Platinum

Atmosphere

Nitrogen or Air

Output

Ash content
Degradation onset
Mass loss
Volatile content

TGA is used to determine the mass loss of a material as a function of temperature due to evaporation or degradation. It can also be used to determine the amount of inorganic filler in a material.