Hi Daniel,

Have you tried any waxes?  I have used Apeizon W for such applications.  It has
a melting point around 150˚C and is soluble in xylene.  I'm not sure of other
solvents, though.

Brad
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On 23 Nov 2010, at 8:18 AM, Grimm, Dr. Daniel wrote:

> Hi,
>
> we have an Argon ion beam etcher from Roth & Rau. In this etching
> machine, the samples are upside-down. In order to prevent them from
> falling into our turbo, we are using silver glue. However, for obvious
> reasons (a lot of contamination), I want to change the glue.
>
> Does anyone have experience with a high vacuum glue which is thermal as
> well as electrical conductive and which is easy to remove with normal
> solvents (acetone, NMP, DMSO, KwikStrip)?
>
> Best wishes
> Daniel