2013/08/22 by A. P. Povilus, Povilus, A. P., C. J. Wurden +7
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #physics.ins-det
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1308.4962
3 pages, 2 figures, preprint
arxiv created 2013/09/12 · arxiv updated 2013/09/16
The fabrication fidelity and vacuum properties are tested for currently available 3D-printed materials including polyamide, glass, acrylic, and sterling silver. The silver was the only material found to be suitable to ultrahigh vacuum environments due to outgassing and sublimation observed in other materials.