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 a problem solving material. It gives you the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of a high performance plastic. Macor machinable glass ceramic is an outstanding engineering material which is machinable with ordinary metalworking tools.

With such huge versatility, Macor machinable glass ceramic also boasts numerous material characteristics and advantages which make it a highly sort after product for a diverse range of applications...

• It has a high use temperature (800°C continuous; 1000°C peak)

• It has a low thermal conductivity and is a useful high temperature insulator

• It is an excellent electrical insulator. Macor is used in the semiconductor and electronic industries

• It has no porosity and when properly baked, will not outgas. Macor is widely used in ultra high vacuum applications

• It is strong and rigid. Macor unlike high temperature plastics will not creep or deform

• It is radiation resistant. Macor is used in the nuclear industry

• It can be thick or thin film metallized, brazed, epoxy and frit bonded

• It is white and can be highly polished. Macor is used in medical and optical devices

With Macor you have the following advantages:

General

• Fast components availability: made to your specification in-house

• High precision and complicated form capability only limited by the available equipment and the experience of the machinist (tolerances +/-0.013mm; surface finishes <0.5 µm and a polish of 0.13 µm all possible)

Excellent Design Flexibility

• Design changes are easily made thereby reducing the time for product and process development

Cost Effectiveness

• Macor components are economical, even in small quantities

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