RF - FOIL PRESS PROCCESS

By F. A. Mull

Index:

The layout of the RF – foil press mal

Press process

Material and Suppliers

Foil analyses

Mold and foil 3 D test

Welding

Vacuum test

Torlon coating

Neg coating

The layout of the RF – foil press mal:

The produced foil

Materialist:

Aluminium foil:

DIN 1712, 1725, 1745, 1783
EN 485, 515, 573

AlMg3, G 15, 5005A, H 24, NQ

Thickness 0, 3 mm

Supplier:

MANFRED J.C. NIEMANN

NEDERLAND B.

Postbus 311, 3800 AH Amersfoort

Printerweg 7, 3821 AP Amersfoort

Tel: (033) 450 82 00

Fax: (033) 456 05 41

Email:

Website:

Isolation plate:

Mono lux 500 (19,1mm thick à € 76,29/m2)

Supplier:

B.V. Profiltra
Meerpaalweg 4
1332 BB Almere
Tel. (036) 532 42 28
Fax. (036) 532 42 68

Email:
Website:

Aluminium pressmal

Material: ACP 5080 (anodize).

Heatherelement:

Type: ELE

Power:1kW

Connection power:400V/50Hz

Heather lengths 1100 mm (2x150 mmnot heated)

Type element: closed tubeelement

Mantel material: RVS 321

Electricconnection: 2x AMP Fashion

Supplier:

O – Ring cord:

Ø 6mm

Article 11038465

Snoer Viton A 75 black

Material: FPM VITON®

Tolerations: DIN 7715 E2

Supplier:

Eriks

Saffierstraat 3

1812 RM Alkmaar

Postbus 280

1800 BK Alkmaar
Tel. (072) 514 17 17

Fax (072) 514 16 25

Pressprocess:

Before we start the foil and the mal must be ferry cleaned.

All the seams have to be closed by glass tape.

All the expansionspaces have to be covered with Stanley steel foil (0.2 mm).

The pores of the aluminium mal (anodize) must be fill and polished with carbon powder.

All the rest powder must be removed.

Put a sheet (1300 mm x 400 mm) of aluminium foil(AlMg3) on the mal.

Close the press mal with the top isolation frame.

First the temperature must be rising up at 330°C and is controlled by a thermo element and a REX-D400digitaltemperature controller.

When the mal is on temperature (this takes ~ 1 hour) the presser can start.

The aluminium foil on the mall has to be clamped between the frame and the O – rings spacer with wedges.

The press process starts when the aluminium foil(AlMg3) is 1 quarter clamped by the mal temperature of 330°C.

For the presser we use N (Nitrogen) gas.

The presser rising starts every20 minuteswith 1.5 bars until 12 bar.

The last step is, pressurise the presser up to 21 bars(in one step) during 1 quarter.

When the presser is finessed open directly the mal and take of the foil.

Top foil in the mould

The produced foils

Electronmicroscopy:

Outside surface

Walls surface

Inside surface

Vacuum sniffle method:


Vacuum Box welding:

Vacuum test:

3 D lengthsmeasuremends:

Right mold 11-09-2007

Left mold ...-…-2007

Left mold 18-09-2007

Neg coating:

1