Salient Characteristics.doc

Salient Characteristics

Commercial Availability Certification:

I have evaluated the commercial marketplace and determined that all of the salient characteristics documented below are available in products/services offered in the commercial marketplace.

Signature (typed name): Brandon McWilliams Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)

The Manufacturing Science and Technology Branch (MSTB) of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) requires one (1) hot wall retort furnace for stress relieving additive manufacturing builds. The required furnace shall meet the following salient characteristics:

· The furnace shall be of hot wall retort type.

· The furnace shall have a system for semi-automatic operation using nitrogen or argon inert gas atmosphere

· The furnace shall have temperature heating capability to a minimum of 1100 degrees celcius (C)

· The furnace shall have minimum internal dimensions (working space) of 406 millimeters (mm) in height, 406 mm in width, and 760 mm in height

· The furnace shall have external dimensions no greater than 2400 mm x 1400 mm x 2000 mm

· Shall have an Inconel retort

· Shall have over temperature protection

· Shall have the capability to monitor and log temperature during operation

· Shall have a forced cooling system

· Shall have a computer programmable control system for controlling thermal profiles

· Shall have a system for monitoring and logging oxygen levels during operation

· Shall come with a chiller unit capable of 5 liters per minute flow rate Contracting Officer:

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