Sapphire is single-crystal alumina, a transparent material with excellent chemical stability and valuable mechanical, thermal and optical properties. Its material properties are vastly superior to glass, quartz and other mass-produced transparent materials.
| Kyocera Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Oxide Ceramics |
| Product Name | Sapphire |
| Shape / Form | Custom Shape (optional feature); Rod (optional feature); Tube (optional feature); WaferSubstrate (optional feature); Hollow Stock (Tube, Pipe, Column) (optional feature) |
| Applications | Refractory or High Temperature Insulation (optional feature); Optical Grade (optional feature); Chemical or material processing (optional feature); Electronics or semiconductors (optional feature); HV / Electrical (optional feature); Anti-Plasma Materials |
| Oxide Type | Sapphire |
| Thermal Conductivity | 42 W/m-K (24.27 BTU-ft/hr-ft²-F) |
| CTE | 7 to 7.7 µm/m-C (3.89 to 4.28 µin/in-F) |
