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• Stycast® 1266 or “transparent stycast” is a very fluid epoxy, 2-component glue. Used to glue plastic parts (cells, rods, etc). Can be used to cast rods.
• Stycast® 2850 FT or “black stycast” is a very viscous(“tyxotropic”) epoxy, 2-component glue used to make seals, feed-throughs, etc. due to its thermal expansion coefficient, intermediate between that of metals and plastics.
• Araldite® is an epoxy, 2-component glue. Used to glue plastic parts (cells, rods, etc). Can be used to cast rods used to make plastic parts for dilution refrigerators (mixing chambers, plugs, etc). Source: CRTBT-CNRS cryogenics lab.
• UV-curing glues: used by dentists, these glues can be a good solution to glue rapidly wires and other delicate parts. Used in Grenoble in the 80's. Source: H. Godfrin

• Pattex® Neoprene glue: Gluing masks, shields, etc. on the vacuum can, 1K shield, etc. can be easily made using Neoprene glues (for instance Pattex®. The method has been used for decades at the ILL, where Cadmium masks are glued onto the cryostat vessels, adapted to each experimental geometry. It is possible to remove the glued parts after the experiment. Source: ILL cryogenics lab.

• Micropore 3M Tape®: Electrical wires must be attached to different parts of the cryostat in order to limit vibrations and noise. Masking tape has been traditionally used, but it tends to become dry, rigid, brittle, and hard to remove. I started using in the 80's the so-called “Micropore 3M tape” (for medical applications, available in pharmacies), the results were excellent. It holds well on different surfaces. Ultra-thin wires can be kept in place without problems. It is easy to remove even after years. Easy to write on it (labels on thin wires). Source: H. Godfrin

• Leaks in Indium-sealed aluminum flanges: We have found a difficult leak type in a vacuum can made out of aluminum (neutron scattering cryostat). The can was made in two sections, connected by bolted flanges, with an indium O-ring seal. A growing leak appeared after about 10 years. After many unsuccessful tests, the surface of the flange was machined gently, and the leak was gone. The leak was probably located in the thin oxide layer of the aluminum flange. This could lead to a severe aging problem in machines using aluminum flanges. Source: H. Godfrin, DRILL cryostat, CNRS-ILL.