MACOR®

Machinable Glass Ceramic

For Industrial Applications
 A unique
material

MACOR® Machinable Glass Ceramic

MACOR® machinable glass ceramic is recognized worldwide to be a major technological innovation, as well as a technical
solution for a wide range of industrial applications.
Opening a wide range of possibilities MACOR® gives the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of a high
performance polymer, while providing the machinability of a soft metal.
As a result, MACOR® is an outstanding engineering material which can quickly be designed into highly complex shapes, using
conventional metalworking tools.

Unique composition
MACOR® can be considered unique as its composition comprises 55% fluorophlogopite mica and 45% borosilicate glass. Corning’s unique
production process results in Macor’s microstructure that is a key to its versatile properties.

General properties
MACOR® offers a unique combination of properties, unlike any other technical material.
It is a white, nonwetting, odorless and non outgassing material that exhibits zero porosity.

Extremely machinable, MACOR® offers tight tolerances capabilities,

allowing complicated shape design (optimal performances up to
+/- 0.013 mm for dimensions, < 0.5 µm for finished surface and
up to 0.013 µm for polished surface).

MACOR® remains continuously stable at 800 °C, with a maximum

peak at 1000 °C under no load, and unlike ductile materials, doesn’t
creep or deform.

Its coefficient of thermal expansion readily matches most metals

and sealing glasses.

As an electric insulator, particularly at high temperatures, it is

excellent at high voltages and a broad spectrum of frequencies.

Material Forms
Corning supplies MACOR® as slab and rod.
High precision finished parts are manufactured by our specialist partners.
 Key
Benefits

Product Process
• Easily machinable Short production process
• Withstands high temperatures Raw Finished
Machining
• Low thermal conductivity Material parts shipment
• Holds tight tolerances
• Electrical insulator • Ordinary machining tools
• Zero porosity and no outgassing • Complex design shapes
• Strong & rigid • No post firing required
• Highly polishable • Fast turnaround and cost effective
• can be soldered to a wide range of material • Quick end-user delivery time
• Radiation resistant
• Lead free

Unrivalled properties combination - A wide range of possibilities

Quickly - Accurately - Economically

Industry Applications
MACOR® builds value in every field :

• Constant and ultra-high vacuum • Fixtures

environments • Chemical
• Laser technology • Automobile
• Semiconductor / Electronic • Military
• Aerospace / Space • Nuclear...
• Medical/ Laboratory equipment
 Properties

I. Thermal II. Mechanical

SI/Metric Imperial
Coefficient of Expansion
CTE -100°C ➞ 25°C 81 x 10-7 /°C 45 x 10-7 /°F
CTE 25°C ➞ 300°C 90 x 10-7 /°C 50 x 10-7 /°F
CTE 25°C ➞ 600°C 112 x 10 /°C
-7
62 x 10-7 /°F
CTE 25°C ➞ 800°C 123 x 10-7 /°C 68 x 10-7 /°F
Specific Heat, 25°C 0,79 kJ/kg°C 0.19 Btu/lb°F
Thermal Conductivity, 25°C 1,46 W/m°C 10.16 Btu.in/hr.ft²°F
Thermal Diffusivity, 25°C 7,3 x 10-7 m²/s 0.028 ft²/hr
Continuous Operating Temperature 800°C 1472°F
Maximum No Load Temperature 1000°C 1832°F
SI/Metric Imperial
Density 2,52 g/cm3 157 lbs/ft3
Porosity 0% 0%
Young’s Modulus, 25°C 66,9 GPa 9.7 x 106 PSI
(Modulus of Elasticity)
Poisson’s Ratio 0,29 0.29
Shear Modulus, 25°C 25,5 GPa 3.7 x 106 PSI
Knoop Hardness, 100g 250 kg/mm2
Modulus of Rupture, 25°C 94 MPa 13 600 PSI
(Flexural Strength) (Minimum specified average value)
Compressive Strength 345 MPa 49 900 PSI
(After polishing) up to 900 MPa 130 000 PSI

III. Electrical
SI/Metric Imperial
Dielectric Constant, 25°C
1 kHz 6,01 6.01
8,5 GHz 5,64 5.64
Loss Tangent, 25°C
1 kHz 0,0040 0.0040
8,5 GHz 0,0025 0.0025
Dielectric Strength (AC) avg.
45 kV/mm 1143 V/mil
25°C, under 0,3 mm thickness.
Dielectric Strength (DC) avg.
129 kV/mm 3277 V/mil
25°C, under 0,3 mm thickness
DC Volume Resistivity, 25°C 10 Ohm.cm
17
1017 Ohm.cm

IV. Chemical
Weight Loss
(mg/cm2)
Solution pH Time Temp. Gravimetric
5% HCl
(Hydrochloric Acid) 0,1 24 hrs 95°C ~100
0,002 N HNO3
(Nitric Acid) 2,8 24 hrs 95°C ~0,6
0,1 N NaHCO3
(Sodium Bicarbonate) 8,4 24 hrs 95°C ~0,3
0,02 N Na2CO3
(Sodium Carbonate) 10,9 6 hrs 95°C ~0,1
5% NaOH
(Sodium Hydroxide) 13,2 6 hrs 95°C ~10

Chemical durability Class

DIN 12111 / NF ISO 719 Water HGB2
DIN 12116 Acid 4
DIN 52322 / ISO 695 Alkali A3
Technical
Data

THERMAL
THERMAL
EXPANSION
EXPANSION YOUNG’S
YOUNG’S
MODULUS
MODULUS
12 12 70 70 10,1 10,1
Thermal Expansion, ∆L/L0 x 10-3

Thermal Expansion, ∆L/L0 x 10-3

10 10 65 65 9,4 9,4

8 8 60 60 8,7 8,7

E x 106, PSI

E x 106, PSI
E, GPa

E, GPa
6 6 55 55 8,0 8,0

4 4 50 50 7,2 7,2

2 2 45 45 6,5 6,5

0 0 40 40 5,8 5,8
-100
00 0 -100
00 100 0 200100 300200 400300 500400 600500 700600 800700 800 0 1000 200
100 300
200 400
300 500
400 600
500 700
600 800
700 800

Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C

THERMAL
THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY
CONDUCTIVITY MODULUS
MODULUS
OF RUPTURE
OF RUPTURE
1,80 1,80 180 180 26 100 26 100

160 160 23 200 23 200

Thermal Conductivity, W/m°C

Thermal Conductivity, W/m°C

1,70 1,70
140 140 20 300 20 300
1,60 1,60
120 120 17 400 17 400
Strength, MPa

Strength, MPa

Strength, PSI

Strength, PSI
1,50 1,50
100 100 14 500 14 500
1,40 1,40 Minimum specified
Minimum average
specified
value
average
: 94 MPa
value : 94 MPa
80 80 11 600 11 600
1,30 1,30
60 60 8 700 8 700
1,20 1,20
40 40 5 800 5 800

1,10 1,10 20 20 2 900 2 900

1,00 1,00 0 0 0 0
0 1000 200
100 300
200 400
300 500
400 600
500 700
600 800
700 800 0 1000 200
100 300
200 400
300 500
400 600
500 700
600 800
700 800

Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C

DC VOLUME
DC VOLUME
RESISTIVITY
RESISTIVITY LOSS TANGENT
LOSS TANGENT
19 19

1 KHz 10
1 KHz
KHz 10 KHz
17 17
10 10
200 Hz 200 Hz
15 15
Log ρ, Ohm.cm

Log ρ, Ohm.cm

1 1
Loss Tangent

Loss Tangent

100 KHz 100 KHz

13 13
0,1 0,1
11 11

0,01 0,01
9 9

7 7 0,001 0,001

5 5 0,0001 0,0001
0 50 0 100 50150 100200 150250 200300250350 300400 350450 400500 450 500 0 50 0 100 50150 100200 150250 200300 250350 300400 350450 400500 450 500

Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C

DIELECTRIC
DIELECTRIC
CONSTANT
CONSTANT
40 40
1K
KHz 1KKHz
35 35 10
0 KHz
K 10
0 KHz
K
200 Hz 200 Hz
30 30 Actual properties of specific production
Dielectric Constant

Dielectric Constant

25 25 batches may vary.

20 20
Stated general properties reflect results
15 15
from regular tests on sample
10 10
100 KHz 100 KHz
quantities in Corning labs.
5 5

0 0
0 50 0 100 50150 100200 150250 200300250350 300400 350450 400500 450 500

Temperature,
Temperature,
°C °C
 MACOR®
Machinable Glass Ceramic
Key For Industrial Applications
Benefits

Product Process
• Easily machinable Short production process
• Withstands high temperatures Raw Finished
Machining
• Low thermal conductivity Material parts shipment
• Holds tight tolerances
• Electrical insulator • Ordinary machining tools
• Zero porosity and no outgassing • Complex design shapes
• Strong & rigid • No post firing required
• Highly polishable • Fast turnaround and cost effective

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• can be soldered to a wide range of material • Quick end-user delivery time
• Radiation resistant
• Lead free
Your
Application
Unrivalled properties combination - A wide range of possibilities
Quickly - Accurately - Economically

Industry Applications
MACOR® builds value in every field :

• Constant and ultra-high vacuum • Fixtures

environments • Chemical
• Laser technology • Automobile
• Semiconductor / Electronic • Military
• Aerospace / Space • Nuclear... For more information:
• Medical/ Laboratory equipment www.corning.com/specialtymaterials/macor
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