APPLICATIONS

Electrical

Glass and ceramics are both excellent electrical insulators. The dielectric properties of ceramics are used in capacitance and microwave applications.

Examples include:

High voltage insulator

Machined MACOR components provide very high dielectric strength in high voltage applications

Machined quartz insulators are used in a similar way

Feed throughs

Glass to metal seals provide electrical insulation while allowing hermetic packages to be made

Capacitance standards

High accuracy discs in glass and ceramics are used as capacitance standards

X-ray equipment

Metal-ceramic assemblies are used in X-ray tubes

Fish spine beads

These interlocking beads are used to insulate wires, particularly at high temperature