Introduction to Quartz Glass

Quartz glass is a glassy material composed of a single component of SiO2, containing trace amounts of metallic impurities and more or less hydroxyl groups (OH), belonging to special glass. It is usually called quartz or fused silica abroad. According to the building materials industry standard (JC/T 185-2013), it is divided into three categories according to its transmission characteristics: ultraviolet quartz glass (ZS), visible quartz glass (KS), and infrared quartz glass (HS). Because quartz glass is microscopically a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron "SiO4" structure, it has unique physicochemical properties that are unmatched by other glasses, and is known as the "king of glass", so it is widely used in nuclear technology, aerospace, precision optics and semiconductor industries. The special structure and manufacturing method of quartz glass lead to its excellent performance in terms of purity, expansion coefficient, chemical physics, and optics. 1. Purity Purity is an important indicator of quartz glass, which has a great influence on its physicochemical properties and application range, such as translucency, high-temperature strength, softening point, light transmission, thermal stability, chemical stability, radiation resistance, and fluorescence characteristics. The purity requirements for quartz glass used in the semiconductor industry are very strict, and trace impurities will seriously affect the electrical properties, lifespan, and integration of semiconductor materials. The purity of ultraviolet synthetic quartz can reach more than 99.9999% (total metal impurity content less than 1 ppm). 2. Chemical Stability Quartz glass is an acidic material, and except for hydrofluoric acid and hot phosphoric acid, it is inert to any other acid and is a good acid-resistant material. At room temperature, the corrosion of quartz glass by alkalis and salts is also slight, so quartz glass can also be used when contacting these reagents. 3. Thermal Stability Quartz glass has an extremely low thermal expansion coefficient, about 5.5 × 10-7/℃, which is one-twentieth that of ordinary glass, and also has good resistance to thermal shock. At the same time, quartz glass also has high temperature resistance and can be used for a long time at 1200℃. Ultra-low expansion or even zero-expansion quartz glass has become a current research hotspot. 4. Optical Properties The optical properties of quartz glass are unique, with high transmittance from deep ultraviolet to near-infrared spectrum (185-3500nm). In summary, quartz glass has excellent properties such as high temperature resistance, low thermal expansion coefficient, good chemical stability, excellent electrical insulation, low and stable ultrasonic delay performance, and full-spectrum transmission. The bubbles, streaks, uniformity, stress birefringence, and mechanical properties of the product are irreplaceable by other optical glasses. Quartz glass is one of the indispensable new materials in the fields of cutting-edge technology (space technology, nuclear technology, national defense equipment), as well as semiconductors, optical communication, and electro-optical sources.

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