[Sneap] VDG ion source BN canals

[Van Deusen, Stuart B]

Hello

I used to machine simple parts from pressed boron nitride material which I used to get from Union Carbide.  The stuff is soft, but can be machined into  fairly intricate shapes.  I just did a quick web search and it appears the BN part of Union Carbide is now Advanced Ceramics Corp.

http://www.advceramics.com/products/bn_shapes/index.html

A product data sheet can be downloaded from that web page.  The HBC or HBT grades are probably what you want for something the size of a ion source canal.

Good luck

Stuart Van Deusen
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Stuart B. Van Deusen
Radiation Solid Interactions and Processing
Dept. 1111, M/S 1056
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM  87185-1056
PH (505)844-7782
FAX (505)844-7775
e-mail:  sbvande at sandia.gov


 

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