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  1. petermaris

    Use of alum alloy at high temp, high vacuum

    The stress level in the material will be low, as it is not used for structural application. Pure Al is an option, but the material is less stiff, so we will have to use additional stiffeners.(It concerns a plate of 2x2 m, which is suspended horizontal to the 'ceiling'.) My main concern is the...
  2. petermaris

    Use of alum alloy at high temp, high vacuum

    Hi all, I am looking for more info on the use of alum. alloy at higher temperatures (300 degr.C) and under high vacuum conditions (10-5 Torr). Is material diffusion (Zn) an issue when using the material for 2 weeks under this condition ? Any other pro/cons known ?

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