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Do You Need ARC Testing? 7 Situations That Signal It May Be Time to Look Beyond Thermal Screening
Understand when Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC) testing may be needed to evaluate thermal stability, self-heating, decomposition and pressure generation.
Thermal screening can identify potential hazards, but it may not provide enough information to understand how a material will behave as temperatures rise, reactions accelerate or processes move to a larger scale.
DEKRA's free guide, Do You Need ARC Testing? 7 Situations That Signal It May Be Time to Look Beyond Thermal Screening, helps process safety, engineering, R&D and manufacturing teams determine when additional testing may be appropriate.
When Should You Consider ARC Testing?
Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC) is an adiabatic testing method used to evaluate the thermal stability of materials and mixtures. It provides temperature, pressure and self-heating data that can support decisions about process development, scale-up, storage and transportation.
ARC testing may be appropriate when:
- Thermal screening identifies possible exothermic activity.
- A process or formulation is being scaled up.
- Raw materials, suppliers or operating conditions change.
- Storage or transportation conditions raise stability concerns.
- Decomposition may generate heat, pressure or gas.
- Operating limits or safeguards need additional supporting data.
- An unexpected thermal or pressure event requires investigation.
What's Inside the Free Guide?
- Seven situations that may indicate a need for ARC testing
- A quick assessment checklist to evaluate your testing needs
- Industry applications and examples
- How ARC data can support process safety decisions
- What to prepare before discussing testing with a specialist
Download Your Free ARC Testing Guide
Not sure whether your existing thermal screening data is enough or whether additional testing is needed?
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Complete the form to get the guide and learn when ARC testing may be the right next step for your material or process.
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Need Help Determining the Right Test?
DEKRA's Process Safety specialists can help evaluate your testing objectives and determine whether ARC or another calorimetry method is appropriate.
DEKRA's Process Safety specialists can help evaluate your testing objectives and determine whether ARC or another calorimetry method is appropriate.