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MACOR®

Machinable Glass Ceramic (MGC)

Special Properties

  • Machinable with conventional HSS metal tools
  • High-temperature resistance
  • Non-porous
  • Dimensionally stable
  • No outgassing
  • Odorless, opaque, white material
  • Excellent electrical insulator
  • The coefficient of thermal expansion is close to that of many metals and sealing glasses
  • Available as semi-finished bars, rods, and sheets

Typical Applications

  • High-precision workpieces
  • Contact holders, sockets, bushings, and feedthroughs
  • Aerospace industry
  • Substrates for field ion microscopes
  • Ultra-high vacuum and continuous vacuum applications
  • Medical devices
  • Laser cavity components
  • Insulators for electronic connectors
  • Welding nozzles
  • Bushing tubes
  • Mounting brackets
  • Laser alignment components

Related Ceramic Materials

  • SHAPAL™ Hi M-soft
    (Machinable aluminum nitride ceramics)
  • Al2O3
    (Alumina high-performance ceramics)

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MACOR® machinable glass ceramic from CORNING is a white, odorless, and opaque material consisting of 55 % MIKA and 45 % borosilicate glass. The high-performance Small machined parts made of MACOR® from CORNING glass ceramic offers ideal properties for a wide range of industrial applications. MACOR® can be used to design complex shapes and precise parts with tight tolerances. It can be CNC-machined with conventional HSS tools commonly used for machining metal. As a result, no expensive special equipment, machines, or diamond tools are generally required to process MACOR®. You can find the processing parameters for MACOR® in our machining guidelines.

Finished part made of MACOR® MGC
nullspacer Figure: A finished part with tight tolerances machined from MACOR® MGC

MACOR® can be used at temperatures of up to 800 °C for long periods of time and withstands up to 1000 °C without load. The unique glass ceramic has zero porosity and is non-wetting. MACOR® does not deform or outgas, so it can also be used in vacuum environments. It is an excellent insulator for high voltages at various frequencies, as it provides low conductivity. MACOR® sets an industrial standard for machinable glass ceramic. It is ideal for a wide range of applications in the aerospace, medical, and semiconductor industries.

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Specifications, Properties,
and Raw Material

 

Semi-finished MACOR®

Our company stocks MACOR® as sheets, rods, and bars with short lead times. These are the starting points for complex-shaped parts.

Rods
Rod-ø
(mm)		 Available lengths
(mm)
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12,5 70
19 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 50 75 | 150 | 300
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Bars
Size
(mm x mm)		 Available lengths
(mm)
12,5 × 12,5


75 | 150 | 300
19 × 19
25 × 25
30 × 30
50 × 50
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Sheets
Size
(mm x mm)		 Available Thicknesses
(mm)
75 × 75
12,5 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 50
150 × 150
300 × 300
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The MACOR® materials above are available in approximately one week or less. Larger dimensions may take longer.

 

MACOR® MGC Machining Guidelines

Density

  • 2,52 g/cm3

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

  • 74 × 10-7 / °C (-200–25 °C)
  • 93 × 10-7 / °C (25–300 °C)
  • 114 × 10-7 / °C (25–600 °C)
  • 126 × 10-7 / °C (25–800 °C)

Thermal Characteristics

  • Continuous operating temperature: 800 °C
  • Max. operating temperature: 1000 °C (no load)
  • Thermal Diffusivity: (25 °C): 7,3 × 10-7 m2/s
  • Thermal Conductivity: (25 °C): 1,46 W/m°C
  • Specific Heat (25 °C): 0,79 KJ / kg°C

Mechanical Characteristics

  • Porosity: 0 %
  • Young's Modulus: (25 °C): 66,9 GPa
  • Poisson's Ratio: 0,29
  • Shear Modulus: (25 °C): 25,5 GPa
  • Knoop Hardness: (100 g): 250
  • Modulus of Rupture: (25 °C): 94 MPa
  • Compressive Strength: 345 MPa
  • Fracture Toughness: 1,53 MPa m0,5

Electrical Characteristics

  • Dielectric Constant: (25 °C): 6,03 (1 kHz)
  • Dielectric Loss Tangent: (25 °C): 4,7 x 10-3 (1 kHz)
  • Dielectric Strength: (25 °C): 40 kV / mm
    (at 0,254 mm thickness)
  • Volume Resistivity: >1016 Ω-cm

 

Composition of MACOR® Glass Ceramic

Substance approximate weight
percentage
Silicon oxide (SiO2) 46
Magnesium oxide (MgO) 17
Alumina (Al2O3) 16
Potassium oxide (K2O) 10
Boron oxide (B2O3) 7
Fluorine (F) 4

Chemical Properties

Medium

pH

Time
(h)

Temp.
(°C)

Weight loss
(mg/cm2)
5 % HCL
0,1
24 h
95 °C
ca. 100
0,002 N HNO3
2,8
24 h
95 °C
ca. 0,6
0,1 N NaHCO3
8,4
24 h
95 °C
ca. 0,3
0,02 N Na2CO3
10,9
6 h
95 °C
ca. 0,1
5 % NaOH
13,2
6 h
95 °C
ca. 10
H2O (water)
7,6
24 h
95 °C
ca. 0,01
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All details and specifications provided here are mean reference values and are not guaranteed. Also, please consider our "Notes on Specifications".

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Last update: May 08, 2024