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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

A SciSchema.org Process Schema

Domain: Materials & Chemistry
Schema: DMA / SAOS experiment record (stable slim interchange schema)
Current version: 1.0.0

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis is used to study how a material responds to time-varying mechanical forces.

Properties from Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

The table below lists the top-level properties of this master schema. Each property may contain more detailed nested fields in the JSON Schema representation.

Property Expected Type Description Required
schema_version String Stable external contract version. Yes
experiment_mode String High-level experimental modality used to route parsing, UI defaults, and validation expectations. Yes
metadata Object Administrative and provenance metadata for the experiment record. Yes
sample Object Sample identity, geometry, conditioning history, and material context. Yes
instrument Object Instrument identity, fixture, temperature control, and capability metadata. Yes
segments Array Ordered protocol/data segments. Use one segment for a simple single-protocol experiment. Yes
time_temperature_superposition Object Optional time-temperature superposition (TTS) metadata and master-curve data. No
data_quality Object Compact quality-control flags and optional summary score for the record. No
interpretation Object Optional human-authored interpretation of the experiment results. No
extensions Object Namespaced lab- or domain-specific payloads outside the stable core contract. No

Machine-readable schema representations

This schema is available in two machine-readable representations: as an ORKG template, which can be exported as SHACL, and as a JSON Schema document for download and reuse.