Depending on the analysis to be performed, cutting the electrode core to different lengths is required.
This can be done by using the RDC-148 saw, which is equipped with a single blade. The length of the sawing table is initially adjusted to 130 mm and steel stoppers with different lengths are used to obtain the required sample dimensions.
Samples with a diameter of up to 50 mm and a length of up to 350 mm can be cut with this equipment. Water is sprayed onto the blade during operation, a drying step is then required prior to performing any subsequent testing.
For information, this equipment is not suitable for the sample preparation of the thermal conductivity test (RDC-143). These samples should be prepared with the RDC-149 Grinding Machine to ensure the parallelism required for this test.
Alternatively, for a typical anode evaluation, the cutting operation can be done in one step by using the RDC-140 equipment.