Buy Fused Silica
Fused silica is silicon dioxide in an amorphous state. It is produced by melting silica powder until the grains are fused together by the heat and then cooling it down quickly in order to avoid crystallization. Fused silica is essential to the creation of a variety of optical products including optical glasses and fibre optics. If you need to find a reliable supplier from which to buy fused silica the team at Lucky Sound can help.
Applications of Fused Silica
These days fused silica is used to create a variety of optical components and other products including but not limited to:
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Mirror substrates
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Lenses
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Prisms
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Diffraction gratings
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Ceramics
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Investment casting
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Telescopic mirrors
Fused silica is also often used in the production of envelopes for different kinds of lighting, particularly lamps that are regularly exposed to high temperatures such as halogen lamps and different types of gas discharge lamps.
Your Source for High-Quality Fused Silica
At Lucky Sound, we have nearly 30 years of experience bringing manufacturers together with the reliable suppliers they need to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain. We cut through the red tape for you, eliminate any language issues and arrange for timely and cost-effective delivery of your raw materials. If you need to buy fused silica get in touch with the team at Lucky Sound.
Properties of Fused Silica
Fused silica is extremely hard though not terribly difficult to machine either through traditional methods or via laser micromachining.
Because of its high glass transition temperature fused silica resists melting better than other optical glasses and boasts high operational temperatures.
Due to weak thermal expansion fused silica features high thermal shock resistance. Even when high temperature gradients occur during rapid cooling fused silica exhibits only moderate mechanical stress.
Fused silica is often extremely pure chemically, though the level of chemical purity will depend on the fabrication method.
Because the transparency region of fused silica is notably wide (about 0.18 μm to 3 μm) it can be used throughout the visible spectrum as well as the ultraviolet and infrared.
When compared to crystalline quartz fused silica is optically isotropic.