Our sales department typically works with two different types of contacts; material purchasing agents from corporate offices, or material scientists/engineers from universities’ R&D departments. At the end of this guide, you’ll be comfortable with both requesting quotes & placing orders regardless of your material science or purchasing background.
The first step in ordering your material is requesting a quote. Expand the options below for directions on specific materials:
> Most of our materials come in either 99.9% (3N) or 99.99% (4N), but we can fulfill most requests so let us know what you need!
> Typical ratios are noted with AT% (atomic percent) or WT% (weight percent). AT% means the ratio is between the ATOMS of the different materials in the compound, and WT% means the ratio is between the WEIGHT of each material. Exp. NiCr (50/50 AT%) is different than NiCr (50/50 WT%) because Nickel weighs more than Chrome.
> If you have a drawing, you can send that to us as well! Simple rectangular or circular shapes don’t require drawings, you can just let us know the dimensions.
> Is your drawing or formulation a patented/secret? Send us an NDA to have peace of mind that we will never share the information. (We’d never do that anyway, but your lawyers will appreciate the formality!)
> Some systems require backing plates, and others do not. If you’re unsure, ask your sputtering technician if your targets need to also have backing plates. Typical materials used for backing plates are Copper (Cu) ASTM B370 (H02), Titanium (Ti), & Molybdenum (Mo).
> If your target is ‘monolithic’, that means that the backing plate and sputtering target are made of the same material, so no bonding would be necessary!
> Some backing plates are more complicated, so include a drawing to make sure we manufacture it to your spec.
> Bonding is a service we provide. In short, we adhere the sputtering target onto the backing plate. There are two different types of Bonding:
Indium Bonding – Molten Indium (In) is used as an adhesive layer between the backing plate and the sputtering target. If the material has a melting point close to that of Indium (156.6°C), elastomer bonding is recommended. Elastomer bonding is also recommended if you intend to run your sputtering systems at or above the melting point of indium.
Elastomer Bonding – Conductive polymer is used as an adhesive layer between the backing plate & the sputtering target.
>If this is a material you or your company use frequently, ask us how many you would use in 6 months or a year. Sometimes larger quantities hit price breaks, and since we can schedule shipments on releases for you, you’ll save money and automatically get the materials you need, when you need them.
>Once you’ve filled in this information, submit the quote for review.
>One of our sales agents will confirm receipt of your request, and typically reach back out with a formal quote within 1-2 days.
> Most of our materials come in either 99.9% (3N) or 99.99% (4N), but we can fulfill most requests so let us know what you need!
> Typical ratios are noted with AT% (atomic percent) or WT% (weight percent). AT% means the ratio is between the ATOMS of the different materials in the compound, and WT% means the ratio is between the WEIGHT of each material. Exp. NiCr (50/50 AT%) is different than NiCr (50/50 WT%) because Nickel weighs more than Chrome.
> If you have a drawing, you can send that to us as well! Simple rectangular or circular shapes don’t require drawings, you can just let us know the dimensions.
> Is your drawing or formulation a patented/secret? Send us an NDA to have peace of mind that we will never share the information. (We’d never do that anyway, but your lawyers will appreciate the formality!)
> For evaporation pellets & pieces, you should request your quantity as a weight measurement (exp. grams/kg/oz/lbs)
>If this is a material you or your company use frequently, ask us how many you would use in 6 months or a year. Sometimes larger quantities hit price breaks, and since we can schedule shipments on releases for you, you’ll save money and automatically get the materials you need, when you need them.
>Once you’ve filled in this information, submit the quote for review.
>One of our sales agents will confirm receipt of your request, and typically reach back out with a formal quote within 1-2 days.
> Most of our materials come in either 99.9% (3N) or 99.99% (4N), but we can fulfill most requests so let us know what you need!
> Typical ratios are noted with AT% (atomic percent) or WT% (weight percent). AT% means the ratio is between the ATOMS of the different materials in the compound, and WT% means the ratio is between the WEIGHT of each material. Exp. NiCr (50/50 AT%) is different than NiCr (50/50 WT%) because Nickel weighs more than Chrome.
> We measure powder grains with mesh sizes. The higher the mesh size, the smaller the grains. Mesh 28 is about 700 microns big, or about the size of course sand whereas Mesh 400 is about 37 microns big, having particle sizes the size of pollen.
> Is your drawing or formulation a patented/secret? Send us an NDA to have peace of mind that we will never share the information. (We’d never do that anyway, but your lawyers will appreciate the formality!)
> For advanced ceramic powders, you should request your quantity as a weight measurement (exp. grams/kg/oz/lbs)
>If this is a material you or your company use frequently, ask us how many you would use in 6 months or a year. Sometimes larger quantities hit price breaks, and since we can schedule shipments on releases for you, you’ll save money and automatically get the materials you need, when you need them.
>Once you’ve filled in this information, submit the quote for review.
>One of our sales agents will confirm receipt of your request, and typically reach back out with a formal quote within 1-2 days.