Development of an In-Situ Load Frame in a Large Chamber Scanning Electron Microscope

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Abstract

A high capacity custom designed uniaxial (tension-compression) mechanical testing system has been developed and integrated in to a 1.5 meter Large Chamber Scanning Electron Microscope (LC-SEM). This testing system provides unique ability to apply large axial force (up to 90 kN) for imaging deforming materials using various imaging modalities possible with electrons (secondary, back-scattered, and diffracted) using a close-loop control interface using National Instruments hardware and software. A wide spectrum of specimen sizes and materials can be accommodated and there is no limitation to using small sized specimen, as usually required in traditional SEM based tensile stages offered through vendors such as Gatan. This system is integrated for user access at the recently established Nondestructive Analysis Center (NOVA) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) that offers LC-SEM for advanced material analysis. The LC-SEM is also equipped with Focused Ion Beam (FIB), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDS), Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy and can operate under variable pressure mode. Initial results will be presented in this paper for metallic and polymeric composite materials using secondary electron based images.

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Authors

  • Jason Leszczewicz

    Western Kentucky University

  • Chris Neu

    Florida State University, NHMFL, Institut Neel, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Florida State University, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Austin Peay State University, University of Pardubice, Davidson College, Covenant College, Lookout Mtn, GA 30750, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN, USA, Sandia National Laboratories,* Albuquerque, NM, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK, None, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Florida State University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques and Universite Aix-Marseille, MIT Haystack Observatory, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee of Chattanooga, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Western Kentucky University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA, Fermilab, University of Virginia and Fermilab, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, University of North Florida, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, Flordia State University, Louisiana State University, Washington University, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics, Florida State University., JINR, Tsinghua University, LBNL, LBNL/Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University, Florida A\&M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Gatton Academy, Exeter University, Florida International University, Office of Research, University of North Florida, Physics Department, University of North Florida, NSCL, Michigan State University, Physics Department, Florida State University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Neel Institut, Kazan Federal University, Bielefeld University, Ben Gurion University, LCIB - CEA, University of Georgia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, NHMFL, Tallahassee, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, NHMFL, Tallahassee FL 32310 USA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary, Experimental physics II, University of Augsburg, Germany, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, IM2NP-CNRS (UMR 7334) and Universite Aix-Marseille, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Applied Superconductivity Center, Heifei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale, USTC, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rice University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/FSU, University of Virginia

  • Chris Neu

    Florida State University, NHMFL, Institut Neel, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Florida State University, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Austin Peay State University, University of Pardubice, Davidson College, Covenant College, Lookout Mtn, GA 30750, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN, USA, Sandia National Laboratories,* Albuquerque, NM, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK, None, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Florida State University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques and Universite Aix-Marseille, MIT Haystack Observatory, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee of Chattanooga, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Western Kentucky University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA, Fermilab, University of Virginia and Fermilab, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, University of North Florida, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, Flordia State University, Louisiana State University, Washington University, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics, Florida State University., JINR, Tsinghua University, LBNL, LBNL/Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University, Florida A\&M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Gatton Academy, Exeter University, Florida International University, Office of Research, University of North Florida, Physics Department, University of North Florida, NSCL, Michigan State University, Physics Department, Florida State University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Neel Institut, Kazan Federal University, Bielefeld University, Ben Gurion University, LCIB - CEA, University of Georgia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, NHMFL, Tallahassee, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, NHMFL, Tallahassee FL 32310 USA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary, Experimental physics II, University of Augsburg, Germany, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, IM2NP-CNRS (UMR 7334) and Universite Aix-Marseille, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Applied Superconductivity Center, Heifei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale, USTC, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rice University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/FSU, University of Virginia

  • Chris Neu

    Florida State University, NHMFL, Institut Neel, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Florida State University, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Austin Peay State University, University of Pardubice, Davidson College, Covenant College, Lookout Mtn, GA 30750, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN, USA, Sandia National Laboratories,* Albuquerque, NM, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK, None, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Florida State University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques and Universite Aix-Marseille, MIT Haystack Observatory, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee of Chattanooga, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Western Kentucky University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA, Fermilab, University of Virginia and Fermilab, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, University of North Florida, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, Flordia State University, Louisiana State University, Washington University, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics, Florida State University., JINR, Tsinghua University, LBNL, LBNL/Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University, Florida A\&M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Gatton Academy, Exeter University, Florida International University, Office of Research, University of North Florida, Physics Department, University of North Florida, NSCL, Michigan State University, Physics Department, Florida State University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Neel Institut, Kazan Federal University, Bielefeld University, Ben Gurion University, LCIB - CEA, University of Georgia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, NHMFL, Tallahassee, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, NHMFL, Tallahassee FL 32310 USA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary, Experimental physics II, University of Augsburg, Germany, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, IM2NP-CNRS (UMR 7334) and Universite Aix-Marseille, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Applied Superconductivity Center, Heifei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale, USTC, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rice University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/FSU, University of Virginia

  • Chris Neu

    Florida State University, NHMFL, Institut Neel, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Florida State University, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Austin Peay State University, University of Pardubice, Davidson College, Covenant College, Lookout Mtn, GA 30750, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN, USA, Sandia National Laboratories,* Albuquerque, NM, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK, None, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Florida State University and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques and Universite Aix-Marseille, MIT Haystack Observatory, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee of Chattanooga, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Western Kentucky University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA, Fermilab, University of Virginia and Fermilab, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, University of North Florida, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, Flordia State University, Louisiana State University, Washington University, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Physics, Florida State University., JINR, Tsinghua University, LBNL, LBNL/Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University, Florida A\&M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Gatton Academy, Exeter University, Florida International University, Office of Research, University of North Florida, Physics Department, University of North Florida, NSCL, Michigan State University, Physics Department, Florida State University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Neel Institut, Kazan Federal University, Bielefeld University, Ben Gurion University, LCIB - CEA, University of Georgia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, NHMFL, Tallahassee, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, NHMFL, Tallahassee FL 32310 USA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary, Experimental physics II, University of Augsburg, Germany, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, IM2NP-CNRS (UMR 7334) and Universite Aix-Marseille, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Applied Superconductivity Center, Heifei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale, USTC, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rice University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/FSU, University of Virginia