RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPORTING THERMAL-ANALYSIS DATA

Recommendations for reporting of thermal analysis data relating to dif ferential thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, thermog ravimetry and thermomechanical analysis were developed some two decade s ago. Since that time there have been significant changes in the tech niques, as well as a greater understanding of the effect of experiment al variables on the results obtained from thermoanalytical experiments . This paper reports on a preliminary review of the Recommendations by the Task Group established by the ICTAC Committee on Standardization to undertake their revision. Particular attention has been paid to the properties of the sample; control of the instrument variables; and th e data acquisition and manipulation by computers.