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Technical Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 189, Hubertus, WI 53033
Phone (262) 335-3635 * Fax (262) 335-3606 * Toll Free (800) 869-2008
Complete Ceramic Services
Lowest Competitive Pricing / Quick Delivery / Top Quality / Expert Design / Technical Assistance
Distributor * Fabricator * Prototype & Production
Ceramics:
Technical Products, Inc. is one of the largest Macor® distributors in the world. We have been machining & distributing a wide variety of ceramics and plastics for 30 years. Our attention to customer needs has made us a leader in our field.
Macor Machinable Glass Ceramic®
- Macor standard stock items: rods, bars, sheets, discs
- Tips to machining macor
- Macor material specs
- Macor Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (pdf)
- Macor is machinable with ordinary metal working tools
- Macor allows fast turn around-no post firing required
- Macor holds tight tolerances, up to .0005"
- Macor withstands high temperatures, up to 1000 ºC (no load)
- Macor is clean, has no outgassing and has zero porosity
- Macor can be joined or sealed to itself or to other materials. Its configurations are limitless. It is an excellent high voltage insulator.
Some applications include ultra-high vacuum environments, nuclear and medical environments, constant vacuum environments.
Machinable Alumina Silicate L911A (Lava)
- Alumina Silicate material specs
- Lava Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (pdf)
- Alumina Silicate is machinable in an unfired state and used in applications up to 1000 ºF
- After firing, parts are as hard as carbide & usable up to 2100 ºF
- Alumina Silicate has low thermal expansion
- Alumina Silicate is low cost
- Alumina Silicate is available in a wide range of stock up to 12" in diameter
Some applications include prototype hardware, insulators, bushings, soldering fixtures, nozzles, welding tips, etc.
- Available sizes of Alumina substrates
- Alumina material specs
- Alumina Oxide has excellent thermal, electrical and mechanical properties
- Alumina Oxide has high strength and is wear and abrasive resistant
- Alumina Oxide is gas tight
- Alumina Oxide can be metalized
- Alumina Oxide holds tight tolerances
Some applications include nozzles, wire & thread guides, bushings, air bearings, semiconductor parts, food processing valves, and more.
Boron Nitride (BN)
- Boron Nitride material specs
- Boron Nitride has high thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion
- Boron Nitride has good thermal shock resistance
- Boron Nitride has high electrical resistance
- Boron Nitride has low dielectric constant
- Boron Nitride is non toxic
Some applications include microwave components, electronic parts, semiconductor, prototypes, high temperature furnace fixtures, and supports, etc.
Glass Bonded Mica (Mycalex)
- Mycalex material specs
- Mica (Mycalex) is a ceramoplastic material
- Mica has no post-firing
- Mica can be easily machined with complete, long term dimensional stability
- Mica has excellent thermal, electrical and mechanical properties
- Mica is a stone-like, dense, inorganic material formed by combining high heat and extreme pressure
Some applications include microwave components, coil forms, induction heating forms, connectors and feed-thru insulators, heater terminals, arc-barriers, vacuum components, cryogenic-insulator.
Zirconia (Y-TZP)
- Zirconia material specs
- Zirconia has high strength and toughness
- Zirconia can achieve exceptional finishes
- Zirconia is impact resistant
Some applications include cylinder piston, wear, bearings, R &D, etc.
Ceramics Material Chart
