areas of application:

• final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
• final thinning of PIPS prepared TEM-samples

Manufacturer: TechnoorgLinda, opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 500 V - 1000 V
Filament: Tungesten cathode (Omega-Cathode)
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)

areas of application:

• ion milling of mechanically grinded samples
• ion milling of electro-polished samples

specialities:

• Low Voltage: final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
• Cryo: low-temperature ion milling

Manufacturer: GATAN Inc., opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 50 V - 5000 V
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)

areas of application:

• ion milling of mechanically grinded samples
• ion milling of electro-polished samples

specialities:

• Low Voltage: final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
• Cryo: low-temperature ion milling
• video obervation and recording
• ion milling with pre-recorded recipes
• moveable sample stage 

Manufacturer: GATAN Inc., opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 100 V - 8000 V
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)

areas of application:

• automatic precision cutting and grinding tool
• cutting of samples for TEM sample prep
• grinding of SEM samples

Manufacturer: Struers, opens an external URL in a new window
Rotation speed  300 rd/min - 5000 rd/min
Sample movement 0.005 mm/s -3.000 mm/s
Accuracy: 5 µm
Al2O3 or  diamond blades
 

oldest sample prep too at TU Wien

Well Precision Diamond Wire Saw Typ 3500

areas of application:

• electro-polishing of TEM-samples

Hersteller: Struers, opens an external URL in a new window

Arbeitstemperatur bis zu –30°C einstellbar über Kühlaggregat

Grinding tool for self-carrying TEM samples

Used for mechanical polishing of electron transparent samples.

semi-automatic manufacturing of metallographic specimens

 

Manufacturer: Allied, opens an external URL in a new window

• 25 programable preparation steps
• 40-600 rd/min
• variable polishing tools
• 4 samples can be treated in parallel

automatic dispenser for polishing agents

Spezifikationen:

• 5 different liquid sources
• 25 individually programable liquid sources
• can be implemented in automated preparation 

precision polishing tool

• 5-350 rd/min

tool for EBSD sample prep