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NANO 1000T / FEMTO 1500
Polishing Head
CLASS 10 Polishing Procedures
5.11.10 Engineered Ceramics
Engineered ceramics have found increasing applications for high
temperature, corrosion resistance, low wearability and a number of
other applications. An example of a Class 10 specimen preparation
technique is for aluminum oxynitride (AlON) which is a ceramic
composed of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen. It is a transparent
ceramic that is harder than glass.
Abrasive/surface Lubricant
FEMTO pressure
setting (psi)
Head / Wheel speed Time
30 um DIAMAT diamond
suspension on CERMESH Metal
Mesh cloth
5-10 lbs 200/200 rpm Until plane
9 um DIAMAT diamond on
POLYPAD polishing pad
5-10 lbs 200/200 rpm 3 minutes
3 um DIAMAT diamond on
TEXPAN polishing pad SIAMAT
colloidal silica
5-10 lbs 200/200 rpm 3 minutes
0.05 micron NANOMETER
alumina on TRICOTE polishing
pad
5-10 lbs 100/100 rpm 1 minute
SiAlON ceramic, etched in molten KOH, Mag 20K X
AlON ceramic, B.F. 1000X (as polished)