In-Situ Stages

In-situ heating and tensile testing stages allow dynamic microstructural observations and can provide new insights into materials research.

• Modules are specially engineered for the scanning electron microscope (SEM) environment
• Custom designs allow quick fitting and removal from SEM stages so normal SEM use can be resumed quickly
• Designed to be compatible with geometrical requirements of different detectors including electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) for dynamic observations

Heating stage modules

• Murano stage available for heating to 950 °C for EBSD applications and 1250 °C for secondary electron detector (SED) imaging
• Study real-time crystallization and phase transformations at elevated temperatures up to 950 °C
• Proprietary design enables offline specimen mounting and storage
• Bulk specimen support designed specifically to operate within EBSD/focused ion beam (FIB)/SED geometry constraints
• Water cooling and heat protective shielding ensure maximum protection at elevated temperatures
• Additional bias control to assist with imaging at elevated temperatures

Microtest tensile stages

• Observe cause of the deformation with the ability to image where change is occurring
• Tensile, compression and bending tests available
• Options for different load cells with load ranges from 2 N up to 5000 N for greater resolution
• Easy to use software interface provides live graphing of quantitative data together with flexible thresholding for more complex experiments, including cyclical loading
• Unique MTVideo option allows synchronized image and data acquisition providing detailed post experiment analysis of the sample deformation and corresponding captured SED images
• Option for complete replacement X,Y, and Z SEM door and stage provides greater flexibility for heavier stages