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  Macor® Machinable Glass Ceramic.    

• Machinable with ordinary metalworking tools
• Macor allows fast turnaround, no post firing required
• Holds tight tolerances, up to 0.0005in. (0.013mm)
• Withstands high temperature, up to 1000°C (no load)
• Macor is clean, no out gasing and zero porosity.
• Rapid prototype service - Components finished to your specifications.
• Research and Development undertaken for your special projects.

When you need the performance of a technical ceramic- (high service temperature, electrical resistivity, zero porosity) – and your application demands the ready fabrication of a complicated shape look at Macor®. It will lower costs and substantially reduce the time between design and actual use.

Macor Machinable Glass Ceramic was developed and manufactured by Corning Incorporated for use in the NASA space shuttle space program.  After an extensive testing program by NASA and UCLA it became clear that Macor was more suitable than Silica Glass, Boron Nitride (BN) and Silicon Nitride in certain components and applications.

For instance Ceramic to Metal bonding for pressure transducers (read the test report here). A few other examples are retaining rings at all hinge points, windows and doors. Larger pieces of Macor were used for NASA spaceborne gamma radiation deflector.

Ceramic Substrates  was formed in 1968 to satisfy the growing market for technical, precision and industrial ceramics.        

• Our aim is to provide exceptional service and products achieving outstanding quality for our customers.
• A family run business with commitment to customer service and technical support
• Long-term relationships throughout the ceramic industry since 1968 
• Deliver innovative solutions to meet all our customers needs offering over 40 years of expertise.
• UK production plant using various production methods, with highly skilled and experienced Engineers, CNC Programmers and Tool Makers.   
• We offer global fast turnaround and competitive pricing.

Here at Ceramic Substrates & Components Limited (to visit our main website click here) with generations of experience in the precision ceramic industry, we have developed some unique techniques which enables us to machine fine and intricate components, complementing the more industrial and commercial sized components.    

We pride ourselves not only on our high quality but also our impressive long standing customer base. Many Government organisations along with Scientific and Research Institutes and Universities worldwide use our facilities.

At Ceramic Substrates we are making the process of ordering Macor® Machinable Glass Ceramic as straightforward as possible for all our customers. We cater for a wide range of industries, for example; Defence, Aerospace, Transport, Utilities, Environmental and Precision Engineering, from rapid prototyping to small, medium and larger quantities.

We offer CNC machined Macor® components as well as rods,bars and plates.

No job is too small we can supply one off components.

Ceramic Substrates & Components Limited is an official Corning Macor® UK distributor, so quality is assured at all times.

Our Macor studies page is updated with new information regarding Macor® Glass Ceramic on a regular basis have a look here.

We are ISO 9001:2008 certified, certificate can be downloaded in pdf format here.

If you have any questions relating to MACOR® machinable glass ceramic, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact web form, e-mail or call us direct.    

Call us:+44 (0)1983 528697

             Fax:+44 (0)1983 822252    

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