San Jose Delta

Technical Ceramic Materials
Manufacturing - Grinding - Finishing

Summary of Services

MATERIALS

ALUMINA

MACOR - Corning Authorized Distributor

BEO Beryllium Oxide

	Sapphire
	ULE Glass

Fused Quartz

Aluminum Nitride - Boron Nitride - Silicon Nitride

Many Other Crystalline Materials

Customer Supllied Materials

AMERICAN CERAMICS, INC.

Powder Operation for Producing ALUMINA Bodies 94%, 98% and 99.5%

Isostatic Pressing

Green Machining (Unfired)

Dry Pressing

Sintering / Firing Furnaces (Gas and Electric)

Typical "As Fired" Tolerances ± .003" or 1% Surface Finish 1-16 Micro Inch

OPERATIONS/CAPACITY RANGES

Outside Diameter - 24" Dia

Inside Diameter - 18" Dia

Double Disc Grinding - 1 1/2" Dia x 1 1/2" Ht

Surface Grinding - 36" Dia x 36" Ht

Centerless Grinding - 4" Dia x 48" Ht

Small Hole Grinding - .010" Dia x 1/2 Ht

Thread Grinding - 14" Dia x 4 to 224 TPI

Slicing - Dicing - .020" Length x .020" Width

Micro Honing - 6" Dia x 15" Ht

TOLERANCES AND FINISHES

Typical "Ground" Tolerances ± .005 to .01 Surface Finish 1 - 16 Micro Inch

Typical Honed, Lapped or Polished ± .000050" to ± .0005" Surface Finish 1 - 16 Micro Inch

QUALITY ASSURANCE

AS9003

CMM - 10"Z, 15"X, 18"Y

Dye Penetrant and Cleaning Procedures
Semiconductor Grade

	Fluorescent Dye Per ASTM E165
	Specific Gravity/Density Testing

Process Control History Retrieval

OTHER SERVICES

Clean Fiiring

Flame Polishing

Specialty Packaging and Bar Code Capability

Material Selection and Design Assistance

Subcontracting to Customer Requirements

EDT Capability

Hazardous Waste EPA Permit #CAT080034044

Metalized and Plated Ceramic both Thick Film and Thin Film

Brazed Assemblies

Pull Test Analysis

Lead Free Glazing