 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (February 2011) |
| Acronym | TMA |
|---|---|
| Classification | Thermal analysis |
| Other techniques | |
| Related | Dynamic mechanical analysis Thermomechanical analysis Thermogravimetric analysis Differential thermal analysis Dielectric thermal analysis |
Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) is a technique used in thermal analysis, a branch of materials science which studies the properties of materials as they change with temperature.
Thermomechanical analysis is a subdiscipline of the thermomechanometry (TM) technique.[1]
- ^ International Confederation of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (ICTAC), Nomenclature Committee, Recommendations for names and definitions in thermal analysis and calorimetry, Document IND98030.