All materials outgas as soon as they are exposed to a vacuum. Outgassing greatly depends on the material and its conditioning, the operating temperature and the time spent in vacuum. For space ...

There’s many ways this can happen — parts may corrode or react with substances in the food, plastics may outgas, or there may be lubricants in the parts that have toxic compounds in them.

While liners are generally less expensive, when new, vinyl can outgas, giving off an unpleasant chemical odor. Liners and curtains also now come in PEVA/EVA (polyethylene-vinyl acetate and ...

Samples must not only fit within the chamber but also remain stable under vacuum conditions. Certain samples, due to their size or propensity to outgas under low pressure, are unsuitable for ...

This building material does not outgas and typically requires no chemicals (unless pressure treated), lowering the risk for mold, mildew, and insect infestations. Although you have to watch out for ...

Additionally, polymers are incompatible with many liquid cleaning agents and tend to outgas under vacuum conditions. "To overcome these limitations, we devised an alternative hybrid stamp, comprising ...