metalworking tools Macor Machinable Glass Ceramic Outstanding Engineering Material

Macor® machinable glass ceramic is recognized worldwide as a major technical innovation. It is the perfect technical solution for a wide range of applications in an equally wide field of industries. Opening a vast array of possibilities, Macor has the versatility of a high performance polymer, the machinability of a soft metal and the performance of an advanced technical ceramic.

Having excellent physical properties, high dielectric strength, and electrical resistivity, Macor is non-porous, non-shrinking and withstands high temperatures while providing tight tolerance capability. It can be easily machined into the most complex shapes with conventional metalworking tools enabling fast turnaround from design to delivery and has substantially lower costs when compared with other technical ceramics.

Macor machinable glass is the perfect material for both prototyping and large production runs.

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; 1000°C peak)
• Macor has a low thermal conductivity and is a useful high temperature insulator
• Macor is an excellent electrical insulator and is used extensively throughout the semiconductor and electronicindustries
• Macor has no porosity and when properly baked, will not outgas. Macor is widely used in ultra high vacuum applications
• Macor is strong and rigid. Macor unlike high temperature plastics will not creep or deform
• Macor is radiation resistant and plays a key role in nuclear applications and nuclear-related research and development
• Macor can be thick or thin film metallized, brazed, epoxy and frit bonded
• Macor is white and can be highly polished. Macor is the perfect material for medical and optical devices.