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FUSED SILICA GLASS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass
  • Optics
DEF

A translucent or transparent vitreous material consisting almost entirely of silica.

CONT

When fused silica glass [is] intended for optical purposes the raw material used is rock crystal rather than quartz sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre
  • Optique
DEF

Verre obtenu à partir du quartz fondu. (Le verre de silice a le plus faible coefficient de dilatation des corps communs, et il est transparent aux rayons ultraviolets).

OBS

Le verre de silice sert à la fabrication des fibres optiques.

CONT

Une des variétés des verres de silice, connues sous le nom de Vycor (USA. c 2), est obtenue par l'attaque chimique d'un de ses composants, le borate de soude par l'acide chlorhydrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vidrio
  • Óptica
CONT

Sílice [...] Por fusión da lugar a un material amorfo (vidrio cuarzo), que posee el más bajo coeficiente de dilatación conocido.

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