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Materials

Sapphire

Machining Aluminum Oxides (Alumina) Uses & Properties Al2O3

Alumina 94%
Alumina 99.5%
Alumina 99.9%
Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)

Nitrides

Aluminum Nitride
Sialon
Silicon Nitride Si ₃N ₄

Carbides

Boron Carbide
CVD Silicon Carbide ®
Silicon Carbide SiC - Reaction Bonded
Silicon Carbide SiC - Sintered
Tungsten Carbide

Other Materials

Diamond
Silicon
Stainless Steel
Tool Steel

Glasses & Quartz

Borosilicate Glass (PYREX 7740; Schott 8330)
Fused Quartz / Fused Silica

Glass Ceramics

Corning Glass ULE®
Macor® (Corning Glass) Ceramic Machining
Zerodur® (Schott Glass)

Zirconia Ceramics (ZrO2) - View Properties and Hardness

Cubic Zirconia
Partially Stabilized Zirconia (PSZ)
Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal (TZP)

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High Precision Machining of Hard Materials Including Sapphire, Alumina Ceramics, Quartz, Glass Ceramics, Carbides, and Nitrides.

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