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Thermal Vacuum and Low Pressure Testing

In our vacuum chambers of various geometries, test sample can not only be thermally cycled between -263°C (10 K) and 500°C in a high vacuum (down to 10-6 mbar), but also mechanical loads can be applied and electrical properties determined.
The tests are not only limited to materials, but also entire subsystem can be integrated into our vacuum chambers. Functional performance and condition monitoring are also part of our test repertoire. With cold traps, MOC and PAC samples outgassing products can be collected and analysed.

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Vacuum testing

It is also possible to integrate our vacuum chambers in our universal testing machine to determine mechanical properties in a high vacuum and temperatures between -269°C (4 K) and 500°C. You can find out more about this in the mechanical tests section.

Your tests should not be carried out under high vacuum but at a specific negative pressure? We can attach pressure regulators to our chambers to create low pressure environments like a Martian atmosphere, for example.
Mechanical Tests

Customer-specific solutions

Feel free to contact us with your specific geometries and requirements so that we can optimally integrate them into our test infrastructure.
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Application

  • thermal cycling in high vacuum
  • thermal cycling in low pressure
  • material and component testing
  • functional performance and condition monitoring
  • space simulation
  • analysis of outgassing products
  • investigation of thermal and mechanical properties
  • integration of custom setups
  • extended temperature control with local heaters and cold plates

Applicable test standards

  • ECSS-Q-ST-70-04: Space product assurance - Thermal testing for the evaluation of space materials, processes, mechanical parts and assemblies
  • ECSS-E-10-03: Space engineering - Testing

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