Designation:E2716−09(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingSpecificHeatCapacitybySinusoidalModulatedTemperatureDifferentialScanningCalorimetry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2716;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesthedeterminationofspecificheatcapacitybysinusoidalmodulatedtemperaturedifferentialscanningcalorimetry.Forthedeterminationofspecificheatcapacitybyastep-isothermalormultiplestep-isothermaltemperatureprogram,thereaderisreferredtoTestMethodE1269.1.2Thistestmethodisgenerallyapplicabletothermallystablesolidsandliquids.1.3Thenormaloperatingrangeofthetestisfrom–100to600°C.Thetemperaturerangemaybeextendeddependingupontheinstrumentationandspecimenholdersused.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E473TerminologyRelatingtoThermalAnalysisandRhe-ologyE967TestMethodforTemperatureCalibrationofDifferen-tialScanningCalorimetersandDifferentialThermalAna-lyzersE968PracticeforHeatFlowCalibrationofDifferentialScanningCalorimetersE1142TerminologyRelatingtoThermophysicalPropertiesE1269TestMethodforDeterminingSpecificHeatCapacitybyDifferentialScanningCalorimetry3.Terminology3.1Definitions—SpecifictechnicaltermsfoundinthistestmethodaredefinedinTerminologiesE473andE1142includ-ingmodulatedtemperature,isothermal,differentialscanningcalorimetry,frequency,heatcapacityandspecificheatcapacity.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1modulatedtemperaturedifferen...
