Features

• Range of normal forces: from 0.1 N to 15 N
• Friction measurements from 0.01 to 2
• Closed loop control of applied load
• Ball-on-disk rotating tribometer – reciprocating or continuous
• Pressure range from 10^-9 mbar up to 1 atm of gases and vapors (H₂, O₂, N₂, H₂O, CH₄, CxHy and others)
• Temperature:
  – from room temperature to 600 °C – for ball sample
  – from -120 °C up to 600 °C – for flat sample
• Equipped with:
  – 2 axes upper manipulator (with heating) for ball sample holders (up to 1/2“)
  – 1 axis lower manipulator (with heating & cooling) for flat sample holders
• Modular design allows for connecting deposition modules (MBE, PLD, sputtering) or analytical modules (XPS/UPS/ARPES, NAP XPS, IR etc.)