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LOW TEMPERATURE MODULE (LTM-CRYO)

The Low Temperature Module (LTM-CRYO) is retrofittable to the Alemnis Standard Assembly (ASA). The LTM-CRYO has been continuously improved since it’s first release in 2018, which makes it the most established cryo-option for in situ micromechanics. For more insights into the capabilities of the LTM-CRYO module, visit our applications overview on cryo-testing at the microscale!

Features:

  • -150 °C up to 200 °C
  • Independent sample & tip temperature control
  • Thermal stability +/- 0.1 °C

Selected References

  1. M. Chen, A. S. Sologubenko, and J. M. Wheeler, Exploring Defect Behavior and Size Effects in Micron-Scale Germanium from Cryogenic to Elevated Temperatures, Matter 2023, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.03.025.
  2. N. M. della Ventura, C. Tian, A. Sharma, T. E. J. Edwards, J. J. Schwiedrzik, R. E. Logé, J. Michler, and X. Maeder, Temperature Dependent Critical Stress for {101¯2} Twinning in Magnesium Micropillars at Cryogenic Temperatures, Scr. Mater. 2023, 226, 115195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115195.
  3. R. Dubosq, E. Woods, B. Gault, and J. P. Best, Electron Microscope Loading and in Situ Nanoindentation of Water Ice at Cryogenic Temperatures, PLoS One 2023, 18 (2 February), e0281703. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281703.
  4. J. Schwiedrzik, R. Ramachandramoorthy, T. E. J. Edwards, P. Schürch, D. Casari, M. J. Duarte, G. Mohanty, G. Dehm, X. Maeder, L. Philippe, J. M. Breguet, and J. Michler, Dynamic Cryo-Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Nanocrystalline Nickel 3D Microarchitectures, Mater. Des. 2022, 220, 110836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110836.
  5. M. Chen, Exploring Plasticity and Size Effects in Diamond-Structured Crystals at Micro-Scales Using Micromechanics, ETH Zurich, PhD dissertation, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000407049.
  6. K. Thomas, G. Mohanty, J. Wehrs, A. A. Taylor, S. Pathak, D. Casari, J. Schwiedrzik, N. Mara, R. Spolenak, and J. Michler, Elevated and Cryogenic Temperature Micropillar Compression of Magnesium–Niobium Multilayer Films, J. Mater. Sci. 2019, 54 (15), 10884–10901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03422-x.
  7. J. Ast, J. J. Schwiedrzik, J. Wehrs, D. Frey, M. N. Polyakov, J. Michler, and X. Maeder, The Brittle-Ductile Transition of Tungsten Single Crystals at the Micro-Scale, Mater. Des. 2018, 152, 168–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.04.009.
  8. K. Thomas, Combinatorial Investigation of Hardening Mechanisms in Compositional Gradient and Multilayer Thin Films, ETH Zürich, PhD dissertation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000304334.

…Check out our Knowledge Base for many more references!

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