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Ultraviolet Grade Synthetic Fused Silica (KU1)

Fused silica is the glassy form of quartz and is thus isotropic. It is tough and hard and has a very low expansion. Normal varieties contain water which gives strong absorption in the IR. Water-free varieties are available.


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	PARAMETER	VALUE


	Refractive Index	n_F (486nm) = 1.4631; n_d (588nm) = 1.4585; n_C (656nm) = 1.4564
	Reflection Loss	for two surfaces at 200nm - 9.1%; at 588nm - 6.8%;
	Birefringence Constant	3.54 nm/cm
	Abbe Constant	67.8
	Bubbles/Inclusions	none
	Fluorescence	Virtually fluorescence free
	Impurity Content	Total metallic impurities: approximately 5 ppm
	OH^- Content	> 1000 ppm
	Density	2.201 g/cm³
	Specific Heat Capacity	703 J Kg^-1K^-1
	Thermal Conductivity	1.38 Wm^-1K^-1
	Coefficient of Expansion	0.55 x 10^-6 /^oC
	Softening Point	1600^oC (2912^oF)
	Annealing Point	1120^oC (2048^oF)
	Strain Point	1025^oC (1877^oF)
	Max. Service Temperature	950^oC (1742^oF) - continuous 1200^oC (2192^oF) - limited time
	Dielectric Constant	3.91 at 1kHz
	Dielectric Strength	250-400 kV/cm at 20^oC
	Young's Modulus	73 GPa at 25^oC
	Shear Modulus	31 GPa at 25^oC
	Rupture Modulus	50 MPa at 25^oC
	Bulk Modulus	36.9 GPa at 25^oC
	Apparent Elastic Limit	55MPa (7980 psi)
	Compressive Strength	1.1 GPa
	Tensile Strength	50 MPa
	Poisson Ratio	0.17 at 25^oC
	Knoop Hardness	500 kg/mm²
	Molecular Weight	28.09
	Class/Structure	Amorphous glass
	Chemical Stability	High resistance to water and acids (except hydrofluoric).


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MATERIAL	BASE PROPERTIES	REFRACTIVE INDEX	PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Wavelength, µm	0.2	0.22	0.25	0.3	0.32	0.36	0.4
Refractive Index	1.551	1.528	1.507	1.488	1.483	1.475	1.470

Wavelength, µm	0.45	0.5	0.55	0.59	0.60	0.65	0.7
Refractive Index	1.466	1.462	1.460	1.458	1.458	1.457	1.455

Wavelength, µm	0.75	0.8	0.85	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2
Refractive Index	1.454	1.453	1.452	1.453	1.450	1.449	1.448

Wavelength, µm	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0
Refractive Index	1.447	1.445	1.443	1.442	1.441	1.440	1.438


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