What exactly is an autoclave?

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StanTheMan	StanTheMan posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 61, Visits: 380	Correct me if I'm getting this wrong but isn't it just a huge oven that keeps parts under vacuum while baking? Cheers, Stan
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compositepro	compositepro posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 22, Visits: 65	no its a giant oven that has the facility for vacuum, often to pull out the volatiles as resin systems cure under vacuum things boil off at different temperatures than they would in the outside world its other purpose is to apply external pressure which exceeds atmospheric (the limit of a vaccuum pump roughly) think of it as a pressure cooker rather than a vacuum oven
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