Glass Ceramics
Glass Ceramics
Glass ceramics have many notable advantages. Some of those are thermal shock resistance, heat insulation, high strength, toughness, high temperature stability and isolation capabilities to name a few.
Within Advanced Optics, there are three main products that are available at an industrial scale:
- MACOR®
- Corning® PYROCERAM® Glass Code 9606
- Corning Glass Ceramic
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MACOR®
MACOR®
MACOR® is a recognized machinable glass ceramic used in many industry fields. It gives the performance of a technical ceramic with the versatility of a high-performance polymer, while providing the machinability of a soft metal. MACOR® can be made into very complex shapes providing tight tolerance capability Its thermal and electrical insulation properties makes it also suitable in many different applications.
MACOR® is a recognized machinable glass ceramic used in many industry fields. It can be made into very complex shapes providing tight tolerance capability.
Corning® PYROCERAM®- Glass Code 9606
Corning® PYROCERAM®- Glass Code 9606
This material is strong, has a high thermal conductivity, a low dielectric constant and is transparent to RF.
This material is strong, has a high thermal conductivity, a low dielectric constant and is transparent to RF.
Corning Glass Ceramic
Corning Glass Ceramic
More recently, Corning developed a new glass ceramic composition with a low CTE for better thermal shocks resistance and ability to be ion exchangeable for improved mechanical properties. This product had been developed under a thin sheet shape, about 60mm width and 1mm thin. Other bar shapes are also available.
More recently, Corning developed a new glass ceramic composition with a low CTE for better thermal shocks resistance and ability to be ion exchangeable for improved mechanical properties.