Products
BLOCK MATERIAL
Finished products made of block material
As one of the most valuable materials for industrial applications, natural quartz glass has a number of unique properties. It has a nominal purity > 99.99 weight per cent SiO2. Quartz glass has high temperature stability as well as displaying outstanding transmittance values in the UV and IR ranges.
Fields of application
- Chemical industry
- Laser industry
- Sight glasses
- Industry and research
- Semiconductor industry
Main properties
- Outstanding transmittance of UV to IR
- Temperature stability up to 1050°C (briefly up to 1200°C)
- Low coefficient of expansion
- Good compressive strength
- Very high purity
- Low OH content (< 5 ppm)
Possible surface treatments
- Grinding
- Lapping
- Mechanical polishing