Thick Film Metallizing MACOR® MGC
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Precious metal inks such as gold, silver, platinum gold and
palladium silver can be used. |
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Some
non-precious metal inks such as nickel and copper will also
work. |
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Degrease and clean the MACOR®. |
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Rinse
in deionized water and dry at 100°C (212°F) for one hour. |
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Deposit the ink by silk screen or thin it and brush it on. |
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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 MACOR® MGC
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Sputtered films are most successful. |
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Typical sputtered metals include chromium, titanium, copper,
gold, nickel, niobium, palladium, silver, and tantalum. |
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MACOR®
should be lapped and polished to remove loose mica crystals. |
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Degrease, rinse and dry (see Cleaning). |
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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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