Microscope Heating Stage 1750 [[5is=6867Ensi_Microscope heating IW the surfaces of cold polished motal specimens or sintor materials are examined under @ stage 1750 for 7 fowth of nuclei high-temperature Longer ter microscopy iness or hove simple messurement of temperature with commercial types of thermocouples. In principle higher temperatures can also be altained, but then the temperature of the sample has to bbe measured by pyrometric means. (see also page 6). Si SPO Ty Figt Fig.2 Fig. ‘Surface of a sintered tablet of earbony! ‘After heating (1 hr) to 1980°C a closed After a further 10min at 1380°C thermal Iron powder tempered in hydrogen. ‘surface has formed. {orracion occurs; the grain boundaries Initial temperature 20°C (68°F). become conspicuous,Technical description Design and operating principle The microscope etn tage designe for ckecrvaon miner ige hle sopeo Ty autable Tor use th our METALLUX® 0 PaNPHOTe mirescops and tached to th routing cage No-223 on these at ment Fig shove on exploded vew of tho heat ing stage, Th vacuum chamber fo moured sre spherical boring ited wih magnets ths woy te aufco ofthe somple neat ingsayeconainaybe sw egnepasl tone surface ofthe mirescope stage, The sete! sre plced over the theme ccuple vate tes thins The cepleny Wb ofthe thermocouple ereues tht the tarple ie hoptnis proper potion Suing txrination‘unde the mcroecope and ang Senora orm a het mnlsion The vars leek meeacie eet Losin hamber by way ohana nelle henge CO itm coree othe tase fea re the sample of material bested inciecy by mene of lewroge heating Sloments of ‘antaom, Scent ikewae of tantlum, ercave the “heating tyindor snd concrete the het yu on {2 the somplo: "The heating caret ord serening ples Con ees be rpleced by pers mau of same other mara (ov the Sect on eons an heating), Sry. the eive hes slge cone iomated Im ts coroner pute thou cut for Cleaning purposes Shorr heating” with argon Bs (atm) rind samp in hgh vacuum Cylndes a fe with argon lat (12m) Fig 4 Temperaturesime curves when cooling samples in a microscope heating stage 1750. Examples: Stating temperatures 1800°, 1200, 200°C, 3 Fig.5 METALLUX metallurgical microscope with microscope heating stage 1750, (ready for operation) and fly automatic ORTHOMAT® camera for photomicrograph. Fig. Fig. ‘Samples and specaleruclbles are heated by radiation or contact from the surounding heating eloments. Diameter of samples vmComponent parts Spherical bearing ‘The vacuum chamber rests together with its screw cup on the spherical bearing fined with magnets. In this bearing the chamber ‘can be inclined up to an angle of 10° towards the optical axis and be fixed firmly in position. Simple and ewift adjustment of this kind is important if the surface warps, sinters or melts locally at high temperatures Vacuum chamber The double-walled vacuum chamber ls con- rected to the pump by means of the flange fon the large vacuum joint atthe side. When using gas flushing only thi Joint ls closed by 8 cover. Inlet and outlet connections provided in the outer jacket for the cooling water Cover and quarts window ‘The heating elements and interior of the chamber are covered by 2 radiation protec: tion plate. Only the surface of the sample remsing visible through 2 emall observation window. A quartz disc arranged eccentric: ally over the sample and rotatable through 360° closes the chamber eo thet i 18 vaca tum-sealed and proof against excess pro sure. Ifthe window space above the sample has been clouded, it can be replaced up to 25 times by a clear part by turning the cover This le particularly imponant if pyrometric messurements have to be taken at high temperatures. Objectives The hesting stage objectives are corrected to the thickness of the quartz glass window of 1.8mm. The following objectives are avail able; 5 1/0.08, 10x/0.18, H 2050.40, H32%/ (060, which can be used in conjuction with the incident light illuminator. Thermocouples For examinations at 1750°C the microscope heating stage is equipped with a platinum: Thodlum thermacouple which is officially sultable for temperatures up to 1800°C (EL. 18 Heraous or Pr-Ah 18 Degussa). For measurements up to 1600°C it is advisable to use a special platium-rhodium therme- couple. The thermecouples can be quickly changed if necessary and can be repaired in the laboratory For observations at temperatures above 1750°C a micro-pyrometer can be used for ‘Sample and heating ‘Tho fundamental idea behind the davelop- mont of the heating stage was to give the ‘observer al possible freedom for hs tasting conditions. Figs. 7 and 8 are only examples (of how the samples mey appear. Fig. 10 shows how powder samples and grains ean bbe heated up in a small receptacle of tan: talum. Further shapes are shown in figs. 11 land 12, Heating elements and crucibles ean bee obtnined from us. It is also possible to ‘make similar or suitably adapted heating ele iments, The raw materials for this purpose (antolum. megepyr, pistinum ete) are sup- pliod by Mesrs, Heraeus, Henau or Dagusse, Hanau. The basic outfit includes 2 heating flements of tantalum for indiract heating (fig. 9) and 1 heating element each of the types shown in figs. 10, 11 end 12, fee 1 Radiation protection pte 102 Gasket 5. Vacuum joint 12 4 Socket fr heating curent 135. Bacoplato 44 6 Electrode column with 15 clamping momber 7 Thermocouple flange 8 Screw cup 9 Cover with quarts window 10 Clamping wedge 41 Samp 12 Heating and screening plates 13. Capillary tube with ‘thermocouple 14 Vacuum chamber, Aouble-walied 15 Flooding valve, protective 28 lashing 16 Cooling water connections 17 Thormocouple sleeve 18 Spherical bearing with ” corres Tantalum bands for indirect Nesting, ® Fig. 10 Fig. tt Heating receptacles of tantalum, molybdenum, platinum ete. for mal samp Sheet and wire samples are heated directly. Fig. 12Imieroscope eamera OnTHOMAT 950° ator 20min