Sapphire Properties: Thermal, Electrical and Optical
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.
Sapphire Properties Data Sheet
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.
Sapphire Orientation Definitions & Drawing
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.
Sapphire Reference Table
Synthetic sapphire is a single crystal form of corundum, aka, pure single crystal aluminum oxide, A12O3. The combination of its unique properties make sapphire a preferred material for extreme mechanical, chemical & optical applications. Unlike glass, sapphire cannot be molded. Sapphire can be grown into near net shapes such as tubes and rod, then ground and polished if necessary
Transparent Materials Comparison
Glass is an amorphous solid which means its atoms are randomly oriented. Whereas, a crystalline material may contain the exact same type and quantity of atoms as glass, but the atoms are ordered in rigid, well-defined patterns. Fused quartz glass vs. crystalline quartz is a good example of the same type of atoms (SiO2) structured in such a way that one orientation forms a glass and another forms a crystal.