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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Copper coated carbon fiber reinforced plastics for high and ultra high vacuum applications
Reinhold HenneckKlaus KirchKlaus KirchMartin FertlGeza ZsigmondJens-uwe VoigtBernhard LaussF. BurriP. FeusiJ. ZennerJ. ZennerPhilipp Schmidt-wellenburgP. RüttimannAllard Schnabelsubject
Materials sciencePhysics - Instrumentation and DetectorsUltra-high vacuumFOS: Physical scienceschemistry.chemical_elementInstrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)Fibre-reinforced plasticCondensed Matter Physics7. Clean energyCopperSurfaces Coatings and FilmschemistryDesorptionCopper coatingVacuum chamberComposite materialInstrumentationCuring (chemistry)description
We have used copper-coated carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CuCFRP) for the construction of high and ultra-high vacuum recipients. The vacuum performance is found to be comparable to typical stainless steel used for this purpose. In test recipients we have reached pressures of 2E-8 mbar and measured a desorption rate of 1E-11 mbar*liter/s/cm^2; no degradation over time (2 years) has been found. Suitability for baking has been found to depend on the CFRP production process, presumably on the temperature of the autoclave curing. Together with other unique properties of CuCFRP such as low weight and being nearly non-magnetic, this makes it an ideal material for many high-end vacuum applications.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 |