671 Single Tilt Liquid Nitrogen Cooled Straining Holder

The 671 Single Tilt Liquid Nitrogen Cooling and Straining Holder is used to elongate electron transparent specimens at controlled rates and temperatures.    

Key Features

Specimen cooling

• The entire tip of the specimen holder, including the fixed and moveable crossheads, are cooled using liquid nitrogen

Specimen attachment

• Hexlok™ and clamping plate firmly secure each end of the tensile specimen

Temperature stability

• Better than +/- 1 ºC in the -170 ºC to -130 ºC range

Elongation

• Single pushbutton operation starts or stops elongation process  

Tilt ranges and compatibility of specimen holders vary according to the TEM manufacturer, model, pole piece gap, and the presence of in-gap accessories.  Please contact your local Gatan representative for more information.

Specimen tip with Hexlok™ and clamping plate