scholarly journals Measurement of Outgassing Rate from Stainless Steel Chamber for Ultra High Vacuum and Extreme High Vacuum.

Shinku ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-103
Author(s):  
Takeshi SOUMA ◽  
Hiroshi MATSUDA
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Outgassing Rate

Outgassing of stainless steel during sliding friction in ultra-high vacuum

Vacuum ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 295-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Nevshupa ◽  
J.L. de Segovia ◽  
E.A. Deulin
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Sliding Friction ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum

Failure Analysis of Stainless Steel Sheets of Heat Shield Assembly of a Vacuum Degassing Furnace

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
R. K. Gupta ◽  
A. Kumar ◽  
P. Ganesh ◽  
R. Kaul
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Heat Shield ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Vacuum Furnace ◽  
Chemical Cleaning ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Type 316L ◽  
Prolonged Service

Abstract A twenty-five-year-old vacuum furnace is being used for degassing of ultra-high vacuum components. The heat shield assembly of the furnace comprised of one molybdenum (Mo) front sheet, followed by four 304 stainless steel (SS) sheets. During prolonged service of the furnace, SS sheets developed thick black oxide scale. As a part of refurbishment drive, the SS sheets were subjected to chemical cleaning in 20 % HNO3 + 1.5 % HF, which caused severe thinning along the edges of some sheets. Detailed analysis of a damaged SS sheet showed that the damage was caused by severe sensitization of edge region which underwent extensive intergranular corrosion during chemical cleaning. Important remedial measures suggested to avoid similar failures included: (i) use of type 316L or stabilized grades of austenitic SS sheets, (ii) use of two Mo front sheets in place of one and (iii) use of mechanical cleaning in place of chemical cleaning.

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