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MACOR® Machinable Glass
MACOR® - Giving the Freedom to Design
MACOR® - Giving the Freedom to Design
Building on Corning’s 160 years of innovation, MACOR® machinable glass ceramic is a solid, trusted foundation that can help you realize your designs quicker. Its unique combination of properties makes it an easily machinable, versatile, and high performing material even in harsh operating environments where precision is a necessity. MACOR reduces fabrication times and is tested to fit complex design requirements even within a short turnaround time, as it remains stable at high temperatures and high pressure.
MACOR’s properties enable great design flexibility, which in turn translates into a high speed-to-market rate for new industrial products, with minimal additional investments. MACOR is also clean, and exhibits zero porosity.
Building on Corning’s 160 years of innovation, MACOR® machinable glass ceramic is a solid, trusted foundation that can help you realize your designs quicker. Its unique combination of properties makes it an easily machinable, versatile, and high performing material even in harsh operating environments where precision is a necessity. MACOR reduces fabrication times and is tested to fit complex design requirements even within a short turnaround time, as it remains stable at high temperatures and high pressure.
MACOR’s properties enable great design flexibility, which in turn translates into a high speed-to-market rate for new industrial products, with minimal additional investments. MACOR is also clean, and exhibits zero porosity.
Benefits at a Glance
Benefits at a Glance
MACOR® is a mica glass ceramic material with a unique combination of properties. It is:
• A versatile ceramic material with technical strength and insulation properties exceeding high performance plastics
• Easily machinable using conventional metalworking tools
• Fast turnaround, no post firing required
• Holds tight tolerances, up to .0005”
• Clean, no outgassing and zero porosity
• Won’t deform, unlike ductile materials
• Has low thermal conductivity, is an excellent electrical insulator
• Radiation resistant
• Can be soldered – both to itself and to a wide range of materials
MACOR® is a mica glass ceramic material with a unique combination of properties. It is:
• A versatile ceramic material with technical strength and insulation properties exceeding high performance plastics
• Easily machinable using conventional metalworking tools
• Fast turnaround, no post firing required
• Holds tight tolerances, up to .0005”
• Clean, no outgassing and zero porosity
• Won’t deform, unlike ductile materials
• Has low thermal conductivity, is an excellent electrical insulator
• Radiation resistant
• Can be soldered – both to itself and to a wide range of materials
Breaking Barriers to Industrial Innovation
Breaking Barriers to Industrial Innovation
This versatile material is employed worldwide across a variety of cutting edge industries, including but not limited to:
• Aerospace
• Semiconductor/ Electronics
• Medical and Laboratory Equipment
• Laser Systems
• Ultra-high and constant vacuum environments
• …and even Nuclear-Related Research
This versatile material is employed worldwide across a variety of cutting edge industries, including but not limited to:
• Aerospace
• Semiconductor/ Electronics
• Medical and Laboratory Equipment
• Laser Systems
• Ultra-high and constant vacuum environments
• …and even Nuclear-Related Research
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Over 200 distinctly shaped MACOR® parts can be found on America’s reusable Space Shuttle Orbiter; retaining rings of MACOR® are used at all hinge points, windows and doors. Large pieces of MACOR® have also been used in a NASA spaceborne gamma radiation detector.
On the ground, medical device manufacturers also appreciate MACOR®’s machinability and dimensional stability. The material is incorporated into precision devices, which helps medical professionals deliver quality and effective patient care.
Over 200 distinctly shaped MACOR® parts can be found on America’s reusable Space Shuttle Orbiter; retaining rings of MACOR are used at all hinge points, windows and doors. Large pieces of MACOR have also been used in a NASA spaceborne gamma radiation detector.
On the ground, medical device manufacturers also appreciate MACOR’s machinability and dimensional stability. The material is incorporated into precision devices, which helps medical professionals deliver quality and effective patient care.
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MACOR® - The Genuine Machinable Glass Ceramic
MACOR® - The Genuine Machinable Glass Ceramic
Unique material, enabling the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of an advanced polymer, MACOR® MGC offers opportunities for value add across many industries.
Unique material, enabling the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of an advanced polymer, MACOR® MGC offers opportunities for value add across many industries.
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Corning supplies MACOR® as slabs and rods, which are available worldwide through a network of specialist local distributors.