Thermal Straps
Onsite Testing and Services
SDL provides end-to-end solutions including design, fabrication, and testing—all performed onsite.
Thermal Testing
- Conductance tests simulating end-use conditions
- Sink temperature range: 4 K to 318 K (-269℃ to 45℃)
- Typical vacuum pressures 10-6 to 10-7 torr
- Interface filler: Indium, gold, dry, or custom
- Lakeshore DT-670-CU silicon diode & CX-1070-CU Cernox temperature sensors
- Lakeshore 218 and 224 temperature monitors
- Thermal cycling (vacuum, air, or inert gas) from 4 K to ≥398 K (-269℃ to ≥125℃) depending on environment
Mechanical Testing
- Vibration testing with force and moment limiting capability
- Flexibility/stiffness
- Mechanical cycling/fatigue for >100,000 cycles
Contamination Control
- Cleanliness verification per IEST-STD-CC1246 and specifications
- Outgassing testing per ASTM E595 and custom specifications
- Custom vacuum bake out and QCM based outgassing measurements
- Chemical analysis (FTIR and GCMS) of NVR samples
- Prohibited materials screening using x-ray fluorescence
MLI Blanketing
- Design
- Fabrication and installation
- Thermal strap-specific blankets
- Particulate filtration
- Electrical grounding
Fabrication and Inspection
- 73+ man-years of experience machining thermal straps
- CMM measurement for verification of GD&T per ASME Y14.5
- Dimensional inspections traceable to NIST standards
