Argon ion milling system for samples flat milling or cross-section preparation
The ion polisher is a device used for precision polishing of flat surfaces as well as for cross-sectioning metallic, ceramic and polymer materials. The device is capable to work with samples up to 50 mm in diameter at ion energies up to 6 keV. It is also equipped with a liquid nitrogen cooling system, which enabls preparation of cross-sections of temperature materials. Ion polishing allows to prepare surfaces and cross sections of materials "difficult" in preparation, i.e. soft materials, multiphase materials, polymer composites, metal-ceramic composites. Particularly, this technique significantly improves the surface quality of metallographic specimens for EBSD analysis.
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Ion polishing allows to prepare surfaces and cross sections of materials "difficult" in preparation, i.e. soft materials, multiphase materials, polymer composites, metal-ceramic composites. Particularly, this technique significantly improves the surface quality of metallographic specimens for EBSD analysis.
Basic device parameters. Accelerating voltage: 0–6 kV Ion beam diameter: up to 400 um
Polishing angle: 0-90 stopni
Flat specimen. Maximum sample dimensions: diameter up to 50 mm, height up to 30 mm
Cross-sections. Sample dimensions: up to 20x13x9 mm Cut speed: 0,5 mm/h for Si Optional specimen cooling
Responsible body
Group / laboratory / team
Department of Materials Engineering