Evaporation Sources and E-Beam Materials
Our sources, pellets, and wire are made from high-purity elemental
metals. We can custom-alloy just about any combination of elements to
make evaporation pieces, regardless of the material malleability. Some
of our more popular materials include:
- aluminum-lithium
and aluminum-silver (all ratios)
- gold-beryllium,
gold-tin and gold-zinc (all ratios)
- ultra-high
purity 99.999% gold, 99.999% platinum, and
99.999% silver
- barium and
calcium
- chromium
and chromium alloys
- copper-nickel,
aluminum-silicon-copper
- dysprosium,
erbium, europium, and other lanthanides
- iron and
iron alloys
- magnesium
and silver-magnesium
- molybdenum
and molybdenum alloys
- nickel and
nickel alloys (nickel-chrome, nickel-manganese-gallium, etc)
- osmium
- rhenium
- ruthenium
- titanium
and titanium alloys
- tungsten
and ti-tungsten
We
arc-cast our
element and alloy slugs in our own vacuum-arc melters, using an
inert-gas atmosphere and cold-copper crucibles. Materials are then
individually cast, extruded, rolled and cut, etc.
Some
materials
have to be hot-pressed: oxides, pure boron, etc., which we also provide.
The
targets are then cut or machined to within the tolerances of the
customer's sputtering system. We have a full machine shop with lathes,
mills, and grinders.
Finally,
our
targets are vacuum-sealed and shipped to the customer, usually as soon
as they are finished. We have quick turn-around times because we
specialize in the research and development market.
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