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Metallization of Ceramics and Sapphires

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Elcon offers precision metallized ceramic components for the military, medical, and aerospace industries. Through spray, needle, and brush coatings or screen printing our capabilities allow us to metallize on flat, cylindrical, and complex ceramic bodies. Moly-Manganese and Tungsten-Manganese are the typical base coat materials used for metallization. We specialize in metallizing ceramics with a coating thickness ranging from 0.0005” to 0.0015”. We measure the thickness of metallized coatings using XRF technology.

Aluminum oxide, beryllium oxide, and sapphire are some common materials we metallize. After metallization, a thin or thick metal coating is applied to the metallized layer to improve its wettability, preparing the substance for subsequent brazing operations. These components are widely used in a variety of industries.

Specifications

Metallization Process (See Process Description Below)	Outer Diameter and Inner Diameter Banding Brush Screen Printing Spray Needle
Base Metallization Materials	Moly Manganese Tungsten Manganese Moly Tungsten Manganese
Materials for Metallization	Aluminum Oxide Beryllium Oxide (Restrictions Apply) Sapphire
Metallization Characteristics/Benefits	Low Temperature Firing Universally Applicable Process Speed Uniform Coating, Thickness and Density No substrate deformation
Metallization Equipment	CamCo Furnaces
Industry Focus	Department of Defense Department of Energy Solar Product Manufacturing Aerospace Biomedical Communications Computer and Electronics Vacuum Electronics Medical Military Semiconductor Optical
Intended Applications for Metallization Products	Traveling Wave Tubes Vacuum Electronic Devices Medical Devices Photon Machines Neutron Generators X-Ray Tubes Klystrons High Vacuum Feed Through Relay Insulators E-Beam Technology
Maximum Part Diameter(Cylinder)	1.33 feet (ft) 16 inches (in) 0.40 meters (m) 40.53 centimeters (cm) 405.3 millimeters (mm)
Maximum Part Length (Cylinder)	1.66 feet (ft) 20 inches (in) 0.50 meters (m) 50.59 centimeters (cm) 505.9 millimeters (mm)
Maximum Coating Thickness	0.0015 inches (in) 0.003 centimeters (cm) 0.038 millimeters (mm)
Minimum Coating Thickness	0.0005 inches (in) 0.001 centimeters (cm) 0.012 millimeters (mm)
Production Volume	Prototype High Volume
Testing Capabilities	Vacuum Leak Testing up to 10-9 Torr X-Ray Inspection (XRF)
Lead Times Available	4 - 6 Weeks ARM Average Lead Time Expediting Services Available
Secondary Services Offered	Plating (Gold, Nickel, Silver, Copper) Glazing Resistive Coating Machining Brazing
Desired File Formats	AutoCAD (DWG,DXF) Mechanical Desktop (DWG) Inventor ( IAM ,IPT, IDW) SAT STEP DXF IGES SolidWorks ( SLDASM, SLDDRW, SLDPRT)
Standards	ISO 9001:2008 AS 9100
Location	1009 Timothy Drive,San Jose, CA 95133 USA
Ceramic Metallization Process	Is a process in which a layer of metal is deposited on the substrate ceramic surface to provide a wettable surface for subsequent brazing operation.

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