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# Thermal analysis on polymers

## How can you better control and analyze the thermal properties of your polymers?

### Why perform thermal analysis of your polymer?

The[thermal analysis](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/laboratoire-caracterisation-des-materiaux/laboratoire-analysis-thermiques-thermogravimetriques/) of a polymer makes it possible to [characterize](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/polymer-testing-analysis/) the behavior of a material when it is subjected to external thermal stress (temperature).

This step makes it possible to anticipate the performance or potential degradation of a polymer under specific thermal conditions throughout its lifecycle (from formulation development, through industrial processing, to final use).

### How does FILAB support you with your polymer thermal analysis needs?

For more than 30 years, our FILAB laboratory has had the experience and [specific analytical resources](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/filab-quantifies-polymer-crystallinity-by-dsc.md) needed to meet the thermal analysis requirements of many [industrial clients](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services.md). Whether polymers or composites, FILAB supports companies in characterizing their materials through reliable, tailored thermal analysis, all the way through to result interpretation.

FILAB offers several thermal analysis techniques that highlight the physicochemical specificities of the polymer according to external temperature:

- [Pyrolysis analysis coupled with GC-MS (Py-GCMS)](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analysis-chromatographie-gazeuse/analyse-tdu-gc-ms/)
- [Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA, TGA coupled with FTIR infrared spectroscopy)](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analysis-atg/)
- [Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analysis-dsc/)
- [Gas Chromatography GC-MS analysis](https://filab.fr/nos-moyens-techniques/laboratoire-analysis-chromatographie-gazeuse/analyse-tdu-gc-ms/)
- Thermal desorption analysis (TDU thermal desorber coupled with gas chromatography GC-MS)
- [Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/differential-thermal-analysis-dta-in-the-laboratory.md)
- [Thermomechanical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/tma-analysis.md) or ATM (Thermomechanical Analysis, TMA
- [VICAT / HDT tests](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/thermal-analysis-laboratory/vicat-hdt-testing.md)
- [Sample preparation using a cryogenic mill](https://filab.fr/en.md)

## And to go further?

Beyond thermal property analysis, FILAB meets a wide range of polymer-related needs, such as:

– [Deformulation](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-deformulation-analysis-reverse-engineering/laboratory-reverse-engineering-plastic-polymer.md)

– [Quality control](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/control-the-quality-of-your-polymers-in-the-laboratory.md)

– [Failure analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-polymer-defect.md)

– [Stability study](https://filab.fr/paroles-d-expert/polymeres-plasturgie-produits-petroliers-chimie/filab-vous-accompagne-dans-l-evaluation-du-vieillissement-de-vos-polymeres/)

– Etc…