General Vibration Criteria

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4~8 [Hz] RMS
Acceleration
8~80[Hz]
RMS Velocity
General
Vibration
Environment
General business establishment 4gal
(displacement 16μm)
800μm/s
Office 2gal
(displacement 8μm)
400μm/s
Residence &computer system 1gal
(displacement 4μm)
200μm/s
100xmicroscope, robotic surgery room operation room, general research lab, &others 0.5gal
(displacement 2μm)
100μm/s
Precision
Vibration
Class : A
400x microscope, optical or other balance optical comparators in measuring room,
electronic equipment, production facilities, etc.
※ Test, probe test, production support facilities &devices
0.25gal
(displacement 1μm)
50μm/s
Precision
Vibration
Class : B
400x and higher microscope, precision ophthalmic clinic, neurological surgery room,
vibration-proof optical equipment, semiconductor production facilities, etc.
※ Exposure device with 3μm or higher width, such as aligner and stepper
0.13gal
(displacement 0.5μm)
25μm/s
Precision
Vibration
Class : C
30,000x microscope, magnetic resonance imager & semiconductor production facilities
※ Exposure device with 1μm or higher width, such as aligner and stepper about 1M DRAM
0.06gal
(displacement 0.25μm)
12μm/s
Precision
Vibration
Class : D
30,000x or higher electron microscope, mass spectrometer, cell transplant unit,
& semiconductor production facilities
※ Exposure device with 0.5μm or higher width, such as aligner and stepper about 4M DRAM
0.03gal
(displacement 0.12μm)
6μm/s

Precision
Vibration
Class : E

Unisolated laser, optical research system,
& semiconductor production facilities ※ Exposure device with 0.25μm or higher width,
such as aligner and stepper about 64M DRAM
0.015gal
(displacement 0.06μm)
3μm/s

※ Based on the permissible vibration level of the floor in accordance with the general degree of precision and resolution of precision equipment

Unit Conversion Chart

Type SI Unit Traditional Unit Conversion
Power N kgf 1kgf=9.8N
Spring constant N/mm kgf/mm 1kgf/mm=9.8N/mm
Solidity,
stress, pressure
MPa (or /mm²)

kgf/cm²

kgf/mm²

1kgf/cm²=0.098MPa(N/mm²) 1kgf/mm²=9.8MPa(N/mm²)
Moment, torque N·m kgf·cm 1kgf·cm=0.098N·m
Acceleration m/sec²
cm/sec²

G

Gal

1G=9.8m/sec²

1gal=1cm/sec²

※ 1kgf = 9.80665N,but it was written as 9.8for simplification