Macor machinable glass ceramic

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Hi ,ppl !

 

Who had ever machined this stuff (milling and turning ) ?

What tools and coolant .

Producer sais it is easy for machining

Is it easy compare to other ceramics or it is

regular easy material ?

Thank you for your input

[#Rekd™]

Hi,

 

We use it all the time on manual equipment, regular coolant with HSS tools. Run them slower then normal and watch out for chipping of the macor. It is expensive as well almost $100.00 per cubic inch. It is used alot in Ultra High Vacuum applications.

 

John

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Thank you very much ,John !

[Keith Graydon]

Izzy!

We do Macor on a fairley regular basis.

 

Macor is basically "Green" ceramic. Machines pretty easily with any sharp tools but is is very abrasive as you might expect. So coated carbide tools will last the longest. Regular soluble oil for coolant.

 

Most importantly you want to machine "onto" the material. THis will minimize chipping on the part edges. have also seen chipping downward into the base material when too large base cuts are used.

 

Cleans up really well in an ultrasonic tank with a little alkaly cleaner.

 

-Keith