Transmission Range | 0.150--4.0μm and 50--1000 μm |
Refractive Index | no=1.5350, ne=1.5438 @ 1 μm |
Reflective Loss | 8.2% @ 2μm |
Density | 2.65 g/cm3 |
Melting Point | 1710°C, 1657°C |
Molecular Weight | 60.06 |
Thermal_Conductivity | ||C:11.7 W/(m·K) 20°C; ^C: 6.5 |
Specific Heat | 744 J/(kg·K) |
Thermal Expansion | || C: 7.97 x 10-6 /°C ; ^C: 13.37 x 10-6 /°C @0°---80°C |
Hardness (Mohs) | 740 (Indenter load 500g) |
Young`s Modulus | || C: 97; ^C: 76.5 GPa @ 25°C |
Shear Modulus | 44 GPa |
Bulk Modulus | 98 GPa |
Rupture Modulus | 41 MPa |
Elastic Coefficient | C11 = 86.6; C12 = 6.7; C13 = 12.4; C14 = 17.8; C33= 106.4; C44 = 58 GPa |
Dielectric Constant | || C: 4.27 @ 30 MHz @ 25°C; ^C: 4.34 |
Solubility in Water | insoluble |
Type of Material | Single crystal, synthetic |
Crystal Structure | trigonal, point group 32, a = 4.9138 ?, c = 5.4052 ? |
Common Diameter | Plates (blank) 120 mm (y) x 90 mm (x) x 27 mm (z) |
Application | polarizing optics, piezoelectric components, VUV filter, FIR windows |
| emarks | dextrorotatory Quartz is common, max. temperature for application > 1200°C, chemical constant, will be damaged by contact with HF and hot concentrated alkalines |
