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	Analisi Termogravimetrica	Calorimetria Differenziale a Scansione
Campo	Scienza dei materiali	Scienza dei materiali
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1960s	1964
Ideatore	William W. Wendlandt	E. S. Watson
Tipo	Characterization method	Measurement method
Fonte seminale	Wendlandt, W. W. (1986). Thermal Analysis (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.	Watson, E. S., O'Neill, M. J., Justin, J., & Brenner, N. (1964). A differential scanning calorimeter for quantitative differential thermal analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 36(7), 1233-1238.
Alias	TGA, thermal gravimetry, thermogravimetry	DSC, differential thermal analysis, thermal analysis
Correlati	3	3
Sintesi	Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) is a thermal characterization technique that continuously measures mass loss or gain of a material as a function of temperature (or time at constant temperature). Developed systematically by William Wendlandt and colleagues in the 1960s, TGA identifies thermal transitions (evaporation, decomposition, oxidation, reduction) and quantifies composition of polymers, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, and other materials. The derivative signal (DTG) highlights transition temperatures. When combined with gas analysis (MS, FTIR), decomposition products are identified.	Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a thermal characterization technique that measures the heat flow required to maintain a sample and an inert reference at the same temperature while both are heated or cooled. Invented by Watson, O'Neill, and colleagues in 1964, DSC directly quantifies enthalpy changes during phase transitions, crystallization, melting, and chemical reactions. It is the standard tool in materials science, chemistry, and pharmaceutical research for determining thermodynamic properties, thermal stability, and kinetics of thermal transitions.