%0 conference paper
%@ 1757-8981
%A Al-Hamdany, N., Gan, W.M., Randau, C., Brokmeier, H.-G., Hofmann, M.

%D 2015
%J IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

%P 012105 
%R doi:10.1088/1757-899X/82/1/012105
%T Diffraction on heavy samples at STRESS-SPEC using a robot system
%U https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/82/1/012105
 
%X The material science diffractometer STRESS-SPEC has high flux and a high flexible monochromator arrangement to optimize the needed wavelength. Many specific sample handling stages and sample environments are available. One of them is a Staubli RX 160 robot with nominal load capacity of 20 kg and more freedom for texture mapping than the Huber 512 Eulerian type cradle. Demonstration experiments of non-destructive pole figures and strain measurements of Cu-tube segments weighing 12 kg weight and 250 mm in length and 140 mm diameter have been carried out. The residual strains measured by the robot and by the XYZ- stage fit quite well, that means the robot is reliable for strain measurements. The texture of the Cu-tube has dominant recrystallization texture components represented by the cube and the rotated cube.