A01_-_Salient_Characteristics_KDB_LRV.DOC

Salient Characteristics

The Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG) Cermanic and Transparent Materials Branch (CTMB) requires the procurement of a laboratory scale bench top hot press furnace with the following minimum requirements:

· At least 2500°C maximum temperature

· At least 2300°C normal operating temperature

· All graphite heating zone (graphite heating elements and graphite insulation)

· Greater than or equal to 25°C/minute furnace ramp up

· Usable work zone to be at least 3” diameter x 4” height (maximum die dimensions)

· Less than or equal to 50°C maximum exterior chamber temperature

· 15 ton (30,000 lbs.) automated press with a 200 lb. or less minimum set point

· Turbo vacuum with an ultimate vacuum equal to or lower than 5.0 X10-6 Torr in a dry chamber without sample at room temperature

· Gas purification (Gettering furnace with oxygen analyzer) capable of purifying Argon and Nitrogen with titanium or iron getter charge (respectively)

· Automatic retractable thermocouple above 1000°C rated for high vacuum (≥ 10-5 Torr) and Argon atmosphere

· Optical pyrometer for >1000°C

· Electronic data display and acquisition of ram position and load indicator with touch screen display

· Ram position indicator capable of ram displacement measurements with a repeatability of 0.0001” or better

· Mass spectrometer (RGA) with high pressure analyzer for chemical species analysis of evolved gases during furnace operation with data acquisition and associated software for mass versus time

· Power supply of 240 VAC, 1 PH, 60 Hz

· Delivery within 6 months (26 weeks)

· On-site (ARL APG) unpacking, set up and training

· Standard Spare parts kit to include:

· Graphite heating element

· graphite insulation kit

· graphite rods and pyrolytic spacers

· extra thermal couples

· O-rings, fuses

· titanium getter charge

· Iron gettering charge with regeneration kit.

Template last updated 02/27/2015