1. Historical overview
Reminder
A scale always measures a weight, which is the resultant force of a mass.
The same mass can have different weights depending on :
its density in relation to that of the surrounding fluid (temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.);
in relation to gravity: p = mg.
The scale only delivers a mass indication after calibration.
In this article, for the sake of readability, we'll only talk about variations in mass. It's a good idea to have a clear understanding of the differences between weight and mass.
Weighing, which consists in comparing the mass of an object with the mass of a...
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Historical overview
TG applications
Bibliography
Periodicals
Thermochimica Acta/Elsevier Science http://www.elsevier.nl
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry/KLUWER Academic Publishers http://www.kap.nl
Standards and norms
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Vocabulaire international de métrologie - Concepts fondamentaux et généraux et termes associés (VIM) - NF ISO/CEI GUIDE 99 - 08-11
- Plastics – Thermogravimetry (TG) of polymers – Part 1: General principles - ISO 11358-1 - 2013
- Plastics – Thermogravimetry (TG) of polymers...
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Organizations
CTAC: International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry in Europe and the United States
AFCAT: French Association for Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis
AICAT: Associazione Italiana di Calorimetria e Analisi Termica
GEFTA: Gesellschaft für Thermische Analyse
NATAS: North American Thermal Analysis Society...
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Suppliers of certified standards
LGC: Laboratory of The Government Chemist (Great Britain) http://www.Lgc.co.uk
NIST: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (United States) http://www.nist.gov
Instrument manufacturers
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