Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 1: General principles

ISO 11357 specifies several differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods for the thermal analysis of polymers and polymer blends, such as

thermoplastics (polymers, moulding compounds and other moulding materials, with or without fillers, fibres or reinforcements);
thermosets (uncured or cured materials, with or without fillers, fibres or reinforcements);
elastomers (with or without fillers, fibres or reinforcements).

ISO 11357 is intended for the observation and measurement of various properties of the above-mentioned materials, such as

physical transitions (glass transition, phase transitions such as melting and crystallization, polymorphic transitions, etc.);
chemical reactions (polymerization, crosslinking and curing of elastomers and thermosets, etc.);
the stability to oxidation;
the heat capacity.

ISO 11357-1:2009 specifies a number of general aspects of differential scanning calorimetry, such as the principle and the apparatus, sampling, calibration and general aspects of the procedure and test report common to all following parts.

Details on performing specific methods are given in subsequent parts of ISO 11357.

Edition	2009
Standard Part No	1
Published Date	2009
Published By	International Standardization Organisation
Page Count	31

ISO

ISO 11228 1:2003

ISO 11228 3:2007

ISO 11254-2:2001

ISO 11290 1:2017

ISO 11296-4:2009

ISO 11357-1:2009

ISO 11359-1:2014

ISO 11363 WG 1:2018

ISO 11363 WG 2018+A1:2023

ISO 11367:2025-ISW87839

ISO 11426:2014

ISO 11427:2014