In modern semiconductor manufacturing, Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a key technique for fabricating thin-film structures inside chips. At the heart of this process lies the tantalum sputtering target—one of the most essential consumables. Though it appears to be nothing more than a silver-g...
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“Do you have any in stock? I want to buy directly.”
This is the question our sales team at Rich Special Materials Ltd. hears most often. Many customers, when they first approach us, instinctively assume that sputtering targets—like ordinary industrial supplies—come with ready-made spe...
puttering targets are no stranger to those in the materials field, but for friends outside this industry, it might be the first time they’ve heard the term. So today, let’s use plain language to talk about everything you need to know about sputtering targets.
I. Breaking Down the Name...
Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum (CoCrMo) alloy F1537 is a high-performance cobalt-based alloy that complies with the ASTM F1537 standard. Due to its excellent wear resistance and biocompatibility, it has become the core material for load-bearing implants such as artificial hip and knee joints. When ma...
If you have any exposure to PVD coatings, you must be familiar with the name “Cr”. From the most basic CrN to the higher-performance AlCrN, and various Cr-containing nanocomposite coatings, chromium is almost the “evergreen” element in coating formulations.
But have you ev...
In physical vapor deposition (PVD) magnetron sputtering, the choice of target material is a critical factor determining film performance, process stability, and production cost. Nickel (Ni) targets and chromium (Cr) targets are two of the most commonly used metal targets. However, they differ sig...
One Artificial Hip Joint, Two Hundred Million Movements – And You Definitely Don’t Want It to “Grind Into Dust” or “Rust” Inside Your Body
It can not only stay stable in the human body for decades, but also hold its ground near thousand-degree heat in an aircraft eng...
1. What is a Titanium Aluminum Chromium Alloy Sputtering Target?
A Titanium Aluminum Chromium alloy sputtering target (Ti-Al-Cr sputtering target) is a sputtering coating material composed of three metal elements: titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), and chromium (Cr). Through physical vapor deposition...
Sputtering targets are key source materials used in physical vapor deposition techniques such as magnetron sputtering to prepare functional thin films. Traditional targets are mainly based on pure metals or binary and ternary alloy systems with a single principal element, and their performance op...
What is Vacuum Melting?
Vacuum melting is exactly what it sounds like – melting metals and alloys in a sealed environment from which air has been removed. This isn’t just for show; it solves a core problem: many metals “go bad” when exposed to air at high temperatures. Oxidation, gas absorption, ...
Selection Guide for Sputtering Target Manufacturing Processes: A Four-Step Decision Method for Vacuum Melting vs. Powder Metallurgy.
In high-end manufacturing fields such as semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, and photovoltaic cells, the target material is a core consumable for thin film d...