In addition sapphire can transmit ultraviolet visible and infrared light as well as microwaves a range broader than most materials.
Sapphire wafer material properties.
Large geometry substrates wafers and windows of glass quartz fused silica metal and ceramic plates as large as 36 x 36 are available to tolerances within microns.
Sapphire is a precious gemstone a variety of the mineral corundum consisting of aluminum oxide α al 2 o 3 with trace amounts of elements such as iron titanium chromium vanadium or magnesium.
Synthetic sapphire is second in hardness only to diamond and retains its high strength at high temperatures.
On a plane material we routinely process pieces to 0 002.
Typical properties of sapphire wafers and substrates sapphire is a single crystal al 2 o 3 with a hexagonal rhombohedral crystal structure.
Valley design is an iso 9002 certified company with nearly 30 years of experience performing precision lapping and polishing materials.
Transmission curve of sapphire.
Unparalleled hardness outstanding chemical resistance low refractive index and melting point over 2000 c make synthetic sapphire a versatile material of the future.
High temperature and pressure windows or where corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance are required.
Silicon on sapphire wafers.
Kyocera s sapphire wafers feature excellent material properties and mass producibility.
Sapphire wafers and sapphire substrates are available in c r a and m plane orientations.
It is a very hard material with a high heat resistance and is highly inert resistant to attack in most process environments i e.
Kyocera s sapphire substrates feature excellent material properties and are mass produced for silicon on sapphire sos wafers.
Hydrofluoric acid and the fluorine plasma applications commonly found in semiconductor wafer manufacturing.
Parti sapphires show two or more colors.
It is chemically inert and easily withstands harsh chemicals such as fluorine plasma and other industrial gasses and fluids with no particle generation.
Properties of synthetic sapphire synthetic sapphire is the hardest of all known oxide crystals with a 9 on the mohs scale.
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Introduction single crystal sapphire alumina al2o3 offers superior physical chemical and optical properties which make it an excellent material for applications such as high speed ic chips thin filmsubstrates andvariouselectronicandmechanicalcom ponents 1 3.
Polished sapphire wafers synthetic sapphire is an aluminum oxide material grown in a hexagonal crystalline form.
However for special applications we have made parts as thin as 0 0005.
