Abstract
Electron beam printing, or additive manufacturing, of oxygen-free high conductivity copper has demonstrated significant potential for utilization in vacuum electronic devices and their sub-components. Pioneering vacuum electronics community has influenced the additive manufacturing community to develop platforms and processes for printing copper and its alloys. Following demonstrations of ultra-high vacuum hermeticity and measurements of RF losses, evaluation of outgassing of additively manufactured X-band waveguides has been performed. Preliminary results reveal suitable outgassing rates for implementation in ultra-high vacuum systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2021 22nd International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2021 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780738145167 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 22nd International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2021 - Virtual, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: Apr 27 2021 → Apr 30 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | 2021 22nd International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2021 |
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Conference
| Conference | 22nd International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2021 |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Virtual, Rotterdam |
| Period | 04/27/21 → 04/30/21 |
Funding
The work has been funded by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Crane Division.
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- Electron beam printing
- Oxygen-free high conductivity copper