San Jose Delta Associates, Inc. Sapphire Ceramic Component

Sapphire is diamond ground using the same general processes as any dense alumina oxide material. While it tends to chip easier than alumina, simple grinding procedure and technic can accommodate this characteristic. Due to the relatively high cost of sapphire care should be taken to remove a minimal amount of material to reach the final specified dimensions. Sapphire is quite unique both physically, chemically and electrical as you will observe below. San Jose Delta has over 40 years of grinding intricate closely tolerance features in sapphire.