A01_-_Salient_Characteristics.docx

Salient Characteristics

The Contractor shall deliver QTY Two (2) units of automatic Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machine systems for fine polishing of metallic and ceramic specimens with the following minimum salient characteristics:

1. Accept twelve (12) inches diameter polishing platens. Shall have one (1) magnetic platen and one (1) non-magnetic platen.

2. Must have a manual mode and a programmable mode capable of storing at least 25 polishing steps, including parameters for platen speed, compra/contra rotation (sample holder/platen), cycle time, water, sample force pound and netwon (LbF/N), sample rotation speed, waterplaten rinse and soft-start/stop

3. Platen rotation speed range at least: fifty (50) rotations per minutes (RPM) to six hundred 600 RPM and be adjustable in 10 RPM increments.

4. Platen jog rotation speed range at least: fifty (50) rotations per minutes (RPM) to six hundred 600 RPM and be adjustable in 10 RPM increments.

5. Variable cycle time range at least zero (0) minutes to sixty (60) minutes adjustable in fifteen (15) second increments.

6. Shall have emergency shut-off switch and Splash Ring and Platen Cover for safety

7. Shall operate on 115 Volt alternate current (VAC) 50/60 Hz 1 Phase or 200-240VAC 50/60 Hz 1 Phase

8. Able to hold at least six (6) specimens simultaneously. Specimen size is one and one quarter inches (1.25 inches).

9. Applied polishing force range at least between zero (0) pounds to twenty-two (22) pounds, in one (1) pound increments.

The Contractor shall deliver QTY Two (2) units of high-speed Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machines for fine polishing of metallic and ceramic specimen with the following minimum salient characteristics:

1. Shall accept ten (10) inches diameter polishing platens. Shall have one (1) magnetic platen and one (1) none magnetic platen.

2. Shall accept twelve (12) inches diameter polishing platens. Shall have one (1) magnetic platen and one (1) none magnetic platen.

3. Platen rotation speed range at least: 50 RPM to nine hundred (900) RPM and be adjustable in tweny (20) RPM increments. Shall have digital display RPM.

4. Shall have coolant flow control and touch pad control.

The Contractor shall deliver QTY Two (2) units of polish fluid dispensing systems with the following minimum salient characteristics:

1. Compatible and programmable with the automatic Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machine systems and the high-speed Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machines

2. Five (5) dispensing positions, 16 oz. (500 mL) capacity minimum; 128 oz. (3.8 L) minimum adapter kit available

3. User-defined menu labeling (abrasive type & size, lubricant, cloth, material, and menu name)

4. Pump reverse after cycle to prevent dripping/ contamination

5. Local function to allow standalone operation with any grinder/polisher

6. Pulse duration: 0.5-6 seconds (0.5 second increments)

7. Pulse frequency: 1-10 per minute

8. One-touch activation independent of menu for simple operation

9. Allows dispensing of colloidal suspensions (silica, silica/alumina and alumina) with rinse/flush function to avoid clogging

14. Two (2) positions with high-speed pumps for oxide polishing

15. At least twenty (25) programmable steps.

16. Emergency shut-off switch. Splash Ring and Platen Cover for safety

17. Operates on 115 Volt alternate current (VAC) 50/60 Hz 1 Phase or 200-240VAC 50/60 Hz 1 Phase

The Contractor shall deliver QTY Four (4) units of sample holder for six (6) round specimens (1.25 inches diameter) with the following minimum salient characteristics to the Adelphi Lab Center:

1. Compatible with the automatic Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machine systems and the high-speed Metallographic Grinding Polishing Machines

All items shall include for a minumum one (1) year warranty.

Delivery of all items shall be made to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.

Contracting Officer:

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