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DMA Graphs Made Easy for Adhesive & Sealant Developments

On-Demand Course

Recorded on Mar 24, 2015

Improve your Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) interpretation skills- beyond adhesive characterization- by knowing how to extract valuable information from real-life fingerprints:

Define the ideal DMA graph corresponding to your adhesive performance target

Meet easily your specifications by better controlling your formulations

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It is a very clear introduction and demonstration of the use of DMA for adhesive formulation.

Nelly C. - Eatsman Chemical

Very good! It covered the basics which I needed as a new comer to this technique.

Ana D. - Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

It showed plenty of useful examples and how to identify different properties.

Xina Q. - Artificial Muscle Inc.

A good simple overview on DMA interpretation, got my mind thinking.

Tony B. - OpSec Security Ltd

Excellent introduction to DMA - clear simplification of the concept to persons not previously familiar with DMA.

Christian W. - Synthomer Ltd.

Presented By:
Derek Bamborough

Length: 90 min

Course Type: Technology
Level: Beginner

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Why should you view this course?

Dynamic mechanical analysis represents one of the most powerful tools to boost adhesives development. However, formulators often limit their use to material characterization, while they can get a real formulation support: mastering DMA enables to improve quality control and shorten product development time!

Save time grasping what DMA language (G*, tan δ...) means without struggling with books on thermal analysis & rheology
Gain control over your adhesive formulations by understanding how material characteristics (hardness, damping...) are reflected on DMA fingerprints
Get priceless support when defining resin / tackifier loadings by learning how to follow compatibility with Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

DMA Graphs made Easy for Adhesive & Sealant Developments

Who should view this course?

Adhesives professionals who want to gain autonomy to self-interpret DMA graphs

Course Outline

Derek Bamborough will help you link DMA principles to what it means in terms of adhesive performance and interactions occurring in the formulation. The course will concentrate on solvent- and water-based adhesives and hot melts, but other systems will be mentioned.

Basic Principles of Rheology
- Shear stress & shear rate
- Dynamic viscosity
- Flow & Viscosity curves

Behaviour of Ideal Solids & Liquids
- Hooke’s law
- Newton’s law
- Real bodies (visco-elastic) behaviour

Introduction to Rheometry
- Dynamic versus steady state rheological measurements

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) Principles
- Physical laws related to visco-elasticity
- Dalquist Criteria, WLF Time-Temperature Superposition, Master curves

Visco-elastic Response of Polymers to Time and Temperature
- Examples of various adhesive base-polymers

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Recorded Course: 275 €

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- Transcript of Q&A session
- Expert's contact details

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Members Reviews

It is a very clear introduction and demonstration of the use of DMA for adhesive formulation.

Nelly C. , from Eatsman Chemical

Very good! It covered the basics which I needed as a new comer to this technique.

Ana D. , from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

It showed plenty of useful examples and how to identify different properties.

Xina Q. , from Artificial Muscle Inc.

A good simple overview on DMA interpretation, got my mind thinking.

Tony B. , from OpSec Security Ltd

Excellent introduction to DMA - clear simplification of the concept to persons not previously familiar with DMA.

Christian W. , from Synthomer Ltd.

Very helpful to understand the relationship between graphs and adhesive performance.

Jan C. , from Lohmann

Excellent! It was very clear, it is very helpful for a better understanding and interpretation of the DMA results. It really opened our eyes to the technique.

Luis M. , from Repsol

I think being able to contact Derek will be very useful. I now understand that there are not a lot of books to help me with DMA testing.

Ed D. , from Roche Diagnostics

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