Heated Stories: The Art of Getting DSC Right

Good differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results don’t happen by accident. From the amount of sample in the crucible to the heating rate, atmosphere, and thermal history, seemingly small choices can have a major impact on the curve you measure – and the conclusions you draw from it.

In this Heated Stories webinar, we move beyond individual applications and focus on the practical side of DSC: how to prepare samples, develop robust methods, recognize common pitfalls, and get reliable, reproducible DSC data.

What you’ll learn:

• Sample preparation: Choosing the right sample mass, geometry, and pan to ensure good thermal contact and representative results
• Crucible selection and handling: When to use open, pierced, sealed, or hermetic crucibles – and why proper preparation matters
• Method development: Selecting suitable temperature ranges, heating and cooling rates, atmospheres, and thermal programs
• Thermal history: Understanding when and why to use heat-cool-heat experiments to distinguish sample history from intrinsic material properties
• Getting the most from your DSC: Recognizing common measurement artifacts, improving reproducibility, and avoiding mistakes that can lead to misleading results

Whether you are developing a new DSC method or simply wondering why two measurements of the same material don’t quite look the same, this webinar will show how thoughtful experimental choices turn a DSC curve into data you can trust.

Presenter: Dr. Jiri Kislinger