Fused Silica
Modern High-Performance Material for Industry and Research
Aachener Quarzglas manufactures high-purity fused silica products from optical and natural quartz glass for industry and research, tailored to specific applications.
Fused silica is composed of pure silicon dioxide (SiO₂). Depending on the manufacturing process and raw materials, two types are distinguished: optical fused silica and natural fused quartz.
Fused silica products are indispensable in many high-tech applications, serving as a crucial component in technological production systems and research facilities. Thanks to its combination of optical, mechanical, and thermal properties, fused silica is among the most important materials used in industry and science.
Material Properties of Fused Silica:
- High chemical purity
- Low electrical conductivity
- Excellent thermal durability and temperature resistance
- Good light transmission across the ultraviolet to infrared wavelength spectrum
Aachener Quarzglas possesses the technical expertise and state-of-the-art infrastructure for processing fused silica.
At its Aachen location, the experienced materials specialist develops and manufactures customer- and application-specific quartz glass products products made from both fused silica and fused quartz. We deliver material- and application-appropriate solutions for your quartz glass challenges!
Aachener Quarzglas manufactures quartz glass products and quartz glass system components using the following types and qualities of fused silica and fused quartz:
Optical Quartz Glass:
- Suprasil 1
- Suprasil 2a
- Suprasil 2b
- Herasil 102
- Corning 7980
- Infrasil
- HOQ 310
Non-Optical Quartz Glass (Fused Quartz):
- HSQ 100
- HSQ 300
- GE 124
- GE 214