Zhihai, I evaporate Aluminum right out of the hearth. Neal Zhihai Zhangwrote: Hello everyone, I need do Al e-beam evaporation frequently. However after several times, Al always spill out of the crucible and get the crucible cracked. I use small ramp rate, it still happened. How can I prevent it? Thnaks, Zhihai _______________________________________________ MEMS-talk@memsnet.org mailing list: to unsubscribe or change your list options, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk Hosted by the MEMS Exchange, providers of MEMS processing services. Visit us at http://www.memsnet.org/ New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access