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Interpreting DSC curvesPart 1: Dynamic measurementsThe art of interpreting curves has yet to be integrated into commercially available com-puter programs. The interpretation of a DSC measurement curve is therefore still some-thing you have to do yourself. It requires a considerable amount of experience in thermalanalysis as well as a knowledge of the possible reactions that your particular sample article presents tips and information that should help you with the systematic inter-pretation of DSC artifactsThe first thing to do is to examine the curve for any obvious artifacts that could lead to apossible misinterpretation of the results. Artifacts are effects that are not caused by thesample under investigation.

b)An abrupt change of the heat transfer between the pan and the DSC sensor: 1) Distortion of a hermetically sealed Al pan due to the vapor pressure of the sample. 2) Slight shift of the Al pan during a dynamic temperature program due to different coefficients of expansion (Al: ~ 24 ppm/K, DSC sensor ~ 9 ppm/K, see also Fig. 2).