Cermet has the capability of producing coprecipitated silver palladium powders in any desired alloy ratio from 100% Ag to 100% Pd and in a wide range of surface areas. These powders are produced by using Cermet's proprietary chemical precipitation techniques and yield spherical, monosized, highly dispersed powders. By carefully controlling our processes, Cermet can produce these powders as:

• Solid solution alloys
• Physical mixtures
• Crystalline Atomic Scale Mixtures
• Layered (Pd core, Ag shell)
• Layered (Ag core, Pd shell)
• Oxidation Resistant
• Controlled Sintering
• Controlled Wetting Characteristics

Powders can also be manufactured in a wide variety of particle sizes, surface areas and tap densities.

Normal practice at Cermet is to produce highly alloyed powders in typical lot sizes of up to 2000 troy ounces (60 Kg) per production batch.

As the trend towards lower Pd content Ag/Pd alloys in MLCC inner electrodes continues, Cermet has found that true alloy powders with Ag contents in excess of 90% do not disperse as easily as their higher Pd content counterparts. In response to customer needs, Cermet manufactures the FG, A, D, and PA Series AgPd powders.

The FG series powders offer many of the characteristics of the higher Pd content powders in that the FG materials have a Pd rich exterior.

The A series powders are coated during processing. They will mill into extremely smooth, high quality inks with a minimum of effort.

The D series and PA series powders are pre-milled and coated. These are the ultimate materials for ease of milling into smooth electrode inks.

All versions of these powders can be manufactured with organic or inorganic coatings to control dispersion, oxidation behavior, sintering, and metal-dielectric interfacial properties.

Clicking on the Ag/Pd powder link will take you to a list of our most common products. If you do not see what you want,  contact us. We welcome the oportunity to develop electronic powders customized to your unique application.

100% Silver Products

Cermet's unique processing technologies allow the precipitation of monosized, highly spherical powders which are particularly useful as multilayer capacitor electrodes, especially the new generation of ULF dielectrics being introduced into the marketplace.
The smooth, dense laydowns which can be obtained make these products ideal for hybrid applications as well.

Besides our spherical materials, Cermet also manufactures a line of silver powders, flakes and powder/flake combinations. These materials are well suited to the manufacture of terminations for numerous types of passive components.

Clicking on the 100% Ag Powder link will take you to a list of our most common Silver products. If you do not see what you want,  contact us. We welcome the oportunity to develop electronic powders customized to your unique application.

100% Palladium Powders

Cermet has the capability of producing palladium powders in a wide variety of surface areas. These powders are produced using Cermet's proprietary chemical precipitation techniques and yield spherical, monosized, highly dispersed powders. By carefully controlling our processes, Cermet can produce these powders as:

• Crystalline Powder
• Oxidation Resistant (B series)
• Controlled Sintering
• Controlled Wetting Characteristics

Clicking on the 100% Pd Powder link will take you to a list of our most common Palladium products. If you do not see what you want,  contact us. We welcome the oportunity to develop electronic powders customized to your unique application.