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Thermal Analysis

MERL carries out thermal property measurement of materials using the latest measurement technology - The Hot Disk Thermal Constants Analyser.

This equipment, based on the patented Transient Plane Source (TPS) technique, enables accurate and rapid measurement of thermal properties including:

  • Thermal conductivity in the range 0.005 to 500 W/mK
  • Thermal diffusivity
  • Specific heat measurement
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    Benefits of the test method include:
    • Large sample size not required (2 mm)
    • Use on curved as well as flat specimens
    • Use as a non-destructive test (unlike other thermal test methods)
    • Measurement under a range of conditions – temperatures (30 to 1000k),
      pressures and environments
    • Accurate measurement on samples after exposure to moisture (technique does not drive out absorbed liquid)
    • Characterisation of anisotropic thermal behaviour possible
    • Contact resistance automatically accounted for
    		 
     

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    Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Limited is Wilbury Way,
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK, SG4 0TW.
    Registered in England. Company registration number: 2015020.
    Tel: +44(0)1462 427 850
    Polymer Engineering, Testing, Inspection, Research and Development, UK