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Thick Film Metallizing
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| 1. |
Precious
metal inks such as gold, silver, platinum gold and palladium silver can
be used. |
| 2. |
Some
non-precious metal inks such as nickel and copper will also work. |
| 3. |
Degrease
and clean the Macor. |
| 4. |
Rinse
in deionized water and dry at 100°C (212°F) for one
hour. |
| 5. |
Deposit
the ink by silk screen or thin it and brush it on. |
| 6. |
Fire
in accordance with the ink suppliers’ recommendations. Do not
exceed the recommended heating and cooling rates for Macor. |
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Thin Film Metallizing
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| 1. |
Sputtered
films are most successful. |
| 2. |
Typical
sputtered metals include chromium, titanium, copper, gold, nickel,
niobium, palladium, silver, and tantalum. |
| 3. |
Macor
should be lapped and polished to remove loose mica crystals. |
| 4. |
Degrease,
rinse and dry (see Cleaning). |
| 5. |
Vacuum
bake at 500°C to 700°C (930°F to
1290°F) at 10–5 Torr for one
hour. Heat and cool below the maximum recommended rates. (See
Heating/Cooling Rates). |
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