Materion Introduces New Chemical Deposition Removal
BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Materion Advanced Materials Group, a business unit of Materion
Corporation (NYSE:MTRN), announced today a new service to customers
using precious and non-precious metals for physical vapor deposition
(PVD). Customers can now turn to Materion for a breakthrough technology
in the removal of deposition material from their chamber parts. A unique
copper parts cleaning process, developed by Materion chemical engineers,
is being offered as an alternative to more traditional cleaning methods.
The innovative cleaning approach chemically removes deposition materials
and surface contaminants from copper without the use of aggressive
mechanical processes. This technology offers multiple advantages as it
minimizes harm and extends the useful life of expensive copper parts
within the customers' deposition chamber.
"Chemical cleaning of copper parts is a huge advancement over
conventional means," commented Donald Klimkowicz, President, Materion
Advanced Materials. "By preventing surface damage and reducing the need
for expensive replacement parts, our method lowers the total cost of
ownership for our customers."
Cleaning Copper Parts
Physical vapor deposition is a process that coats products with thin
layers of precious or non-precious metal. During PVD, the vacuum chamber
and surrounding components are impacted and become coated with
depositions such as gold, titanium, nickel, copper, platinum or other
high-value metals. In order to recover as much valuable metal deposition
as possible for the customer, several methods can be employed.
Mechanical removal, while generally employed, is not recommended for
copper parts as it can harm the underlying copper. Other traditional
Materion chemical removal methods, such as those used to remove gold
from stainless steel, are not suitable as they would attack the copper
part surface.
Therefore, to solve the problem of potential harm from these methods,
Materion invented an alternative chemical process specifically designed
to remove precious metal from copper without damage. Since shield kit
parts, such as those used in PVD evaporation processes, are frequently
made of copper due to the need for excellent thermal conductivity, this
new cleaning method offers a superior solution.
To maximize effectiveness, Materion's chemical cleaning method is
tailored toward the customer's particular deposition and/or substrate
material. In addition, customized surface treatments and part
texturization after cleaning are also available. This new copper parts
cleaning technology and other traditional precision parts cleaning
processes are offered at all of Materion's worldwide cleaning locations.
Materion Advanced Materials Group is a Materion Corporation business.
Materion Corporation is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The
company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, supplies highly
engineered advanced enabling materials to global markets. Products
include precious and non-precious metals, inorganic chemicals and
powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium alloys,
beryllium and beryllium composites, and engineered clad and plated metal
systems.
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