20th to 23rd October 2009

 

MACOR® Machinable Glass Ceramic Machinable with ordinary metalworking tools & combining the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of a high performance plastic.

Precision Ceramics is a Macor Distributor. Precision Ceramics is a Macor Expert. In fact, there is no other Macor Supplier who knows more about this unique machinable glass ceramic than Precision Ceramics. We're also experts in Macor Metallization and publishers of the Macor Technical Bulletin.

Macor is an outstanding engineering material and is machinable with ordinary metalworking tools. Macor is also a problem solving material combining the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of a high performance plastic.

Macor has a high use temperature (800°C continuous to 1,000°C peak). It has a low thermal conductivity and is a useful high temperature insulator as well as an excellent electrical insulator. Macor has no porosity and when properly baked out, will not outgas. It is strong and rigid and, unlike high temperature plastics, will not creep or deform. Macor is also radiation resistant.

Macor is pure white and can be highly polished. It can be thick or thin film metallised, brazed and epoxy bonded. Another major advantage of this unique material is that, even in small quantities, components are economical to manufacture.

Technical Data

Precision Ceramics are able to provide a comprehensive technical pdf web source for Macor machinable glass ceramic. Included in the pdf file are seven detailed graphs providing comprehensive technical data on Macor:

Thermal Expansion
Thermal Conductivity
Young's Modulus
Modulus of Rupture
DC Volume Resistivity
Dieletric Constant
Loss Tangent

The general characteristics of the material were derived from laboratory tests performed from time to time on sample quantities. Actual characteristics of production lots may vary.

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