Category: Testing

Testing the Thermal Conductivity of Polymers – Introducing the Polymer Melt Cell Sample Holder

Old techniques used to measure the thermophysical properties of polymer melts were dangerous, messy, and risked damaging the sensor.

Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Testing | 0

This month in the Thermtest lab, the TLS-100 was used to measure the thermal conductivity of two materials, steatite and bisque fired alumina.

Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Testing | 0

Thermal conductivity measurements were performed at increasing temperatures on three different metals using the Hot Disk TPS 2200 instrument.

Dec 23, 2015 | Blog, Testing | 0

Thermal conductivity measurements were performed on three different types of fabric using the Hot Disk TPS 500 S thermal conductivity instrument.

Take a look at the graphite sheets that were included in Thermtest’s Education Kits. They have an amazing characteristic: high thermal conductivity!