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Hardness and Scratch Resistance: Sapphire is second only to diamond in terms of hardness, making it extremely resistant to scratches and abrasions.
Wide Transmission Range: Sapphire domes offer excellent optical clarity across a broad wavelength spectrum, from UV to MWIR, enabling multi-spectral operations.
Ruggedness: The exceptional toughness of sapphire domes makes them suitable for high-speed applications, providing robust protection in challenging environments.
Applications: Aircraft, Industrial, Missile, Scientific Experiments, etc.
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Extremely hard and abrasion resistant: Sapphire has a hardness of nearly 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond, so sapphire lenses have excellent scratch and wear resistance and maintain a surface finish in harsh environments.
High thermal conductivity: Sapphire has good thermal conductivity, which helps to quickly disperse heat inside the lens and prevent fluctuations in optical properties caused by temperature changes.
High Transmittance and Wide Spectral Range: Sapphire lenses have good transmittance in the ultraviolet (UV) to midwave infrared (MWIR) wavelength range, covering a wide spectral range and making them suitable for a wide range of optical applications.
Excellent chemical stability: Sapphire has excellent resistance to common chemical acids and bases, allowing it to be used in corrosive environments for long periods of time without damage.
Thin design: Due to its high hardness and structural strength, sapphire lenses can be designed to be thinner while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength and optical properties.
Applications: Laser technology, Infrared Optics, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Scientific research, etc.
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Material Excellence: Sapphire is a prevalent material for manufacturing light guides due to its high opacity to UV light, which is detrimental to human skin, and excellent transmission from the visible to the short-wave infrared spectrum.
High UV Rejection: Sapphire IPL Light Guides effectively filter out UV radiation with a high rejection rate of over 99%, ensuring safety during skin rejuvenation and hair removal treatments.
Superior Optical Transmission: These light guides maintain a high transmission rate of above 95% for wavelengths of interest, ensuring effective treatment outcomes.
Applications: Skin Rejuvenation, Hair Removal, etc.
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Exceptional Hardness and Durability: Sapphire has a Mohs hardness of 9, second only to diamond, making it highly resistant to scratches, abrasions, and wear. This durability ensures long-lasting performance in demanding environments.
High Thermal Conductivity: Sapphire exhibits excellent thermal conductivity, allowing it to dissipate heat efficiently. This is crucial in high-power laser applications and other environments where temperature control is essential.
Chemical Stability: Sapphire is resistant to common acids and alkalis, ensuring its stability in corrosive atmospheres and harsh chemical environments.
Broad Transmittance Range: Sapphire has good transmittance from the ultraviolet (UV) to the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) wavelength range (approximately 0.15 to 5.5 μm), making it suitable for a wide variety of optical applications.
Compact Size: Due to its superior structural strength, sapphire prisms can be fabricated into more compact sizes compared to those made of other materials, facilitating integration into compact systems.
Applications: Laser Technology, Optical Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Processing, Medical Devices, etc.
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Unrivaled Hardness and Ruggedness:
- Sapphire has a Mohs Hardness of 9, making it the second hardest material after diamond.
- Extremely resistant to scratches and abrasions, ensuring clear optical apertures even under attack from sand/grit.
- Ideal for applications involving splattering abrasive particles, such as drilling viewport windows, protective laser processing windows, and gun sights.
Thin and High-Pressure Resistant:
- Due to firm internal covalent bonding, sapphire windows can be manufactured thinner without fracture compared to dielectric materials.
- Capable of withstanding high pressure, making them suitable for aviation and deepwater contexts.
High-Temperature Tolerance:
- Sapphire has a working temperature limit of up to 1600℃ and a melting point of 2000℃.
- High thermal conduction provides a unique advantage in handling high-temperature situations compared to other optical materials.
- Great options for high-temperature plasma chambers, combustion chambers, etc.
Solid Chemical Inertia:
- Sapphire exhibits chemical inertia to common acids/alkalines, with the exception of hot caustic salts.
- Outperforms other materials in coping with corrosive chemicals and erosive atmospheres.
- Suitable for applications in pharmaceuticals, medicines, and chemical facilities.
Broad Spectral Transmission:
- Sapphire windows offer a broad spectral transmission range of 150nm-5500nm.
- Compared to N-BK7 and UV Fused Silica, sapphire excels with better UV functions, broader IR transmission, and less IR absorption.
- Ideal for critical optical operations in multi-spectrum applications.
Applications: Optical Applications, Protective Applications, Extreme Environments, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries, etc.
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Extreme Hardness: Sapphire’s exceptional hardness provides unmatched scratch resistance, making it ideal for high-wear applications such as watch windows.
Chemical Resistance: The material’s resistance to acids and alkalis ensures durability in various harsh environments.
High Transparency: With a broad transmission range from 0.15 to 5.5μm, sapphire offers excellent optical clarity.
Applications: High-End Watches, Rugged Outdoor Watches, etc.
