| Thick Film Metallizing |
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| 1. | Precious metal inks such as gold, silver, platinum gold and palladium silver can be used. |
| 2. | Some non-precious metal inks such as nickel and copper will also work. |
| 3. | Degrease and clean the Macor. |
| 4. | Rinse in deionized water and dry at 100°C (212°F) for one hour. |
| 5. | Deposit the ink by silk screen or thin it and brush it on. |
| 6. | Fire in accordance with the ink suppliers’ recommendations. Do not exceed the recommended heating and cooling rates for Macor. |
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| Thin Film Metallizing |
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| 1. | Sputtered films are most successful. |
| 2. | Typical sputtered metals include chromium, titanium, copper, gold, nickel, niobium, palladium, silver, and tantalum. |
| 3. | Macor should be lapped and polished to remove loose mica crystals. |
| 4. | Degrease, rinse and dry (see Cleaning). |
| 5. | Vacuum bake at 500°C to 700°C (930°F to 1290°F) at 10–5 Torr for one hour. Heat and cool below the maximum recommended rates. (See Heating/Cooling Rates). |
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