Designation:E1269−11StandardTestMethodforDeterminingSpecificHeatCapacitybyDifferentialScanningCalorimetry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1269;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofspecificheatcapacitybydifferentialscanningcalorimetry.1.2Thistestmethodisgenerallyapplicabletothermallystablesolidsandliquids.1.3Thenormaloperatingrangeofthetestisfrom−100to600°C.Thetemperaturerangecanbeextended,dependingupontheinstrumentationandspecimenholdersused.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.5Computerorelectronic-basedinstrumentation,techniques,ordatatreatmentequivalenttothistestmethodmaybeused.NOTE1—Usersofthistestmethodareexpresslyadvisedthatallsuchinstrumentsortechniquesmaynotbeequivalent.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthistestmethodtodetermineequivalencypriortouse.1.6ThismethodissimilartoISO11357–4,butcontainsadditionalmethodologynotfoundinthatmethod.Additionally,ISO11357–4containspracticesnotfoundinthisstandard.ThismethodissimilartoJapaneseIndustrialStandardK7123,butcontainsadditionalmethodologynotfoundinthatmethod.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregiveninSection9.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E473TerminologyRelatingtoThermalAnalysisandRhe-ologyE967TestMethodforTemperatureCalibrationofDifferen-tialScanningCalorimetersandDifferentialThermalAna-lyzersE968PracticeforHeatFlowCalibrationofDifferentialScanningCalorimetersE1142TerminologyRelatingtoThermophysicalProperties2.2ISOStandard:ISO11357–4Plastics:DifferentialScanningCal...
