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St. Louis, MO 63116
SALES 800-325-9528
FAX 314-832-7799
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VYCOR® (#7913)

DESCRIPTION
VYCOR® brand glass is comparable to fused silica or quartz in performance and properties. Because of its high-temperature properties, VYCOR® brand glass can be used at continuous temperatures up to 900° and at intermittent temperatures up to 1200°. Composed of 96% fused silica with an extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion, it provides excellent thermal shock resistance. VYCOR® brand glass performs better than other glasses in the presence of acid, water and steam at low and high temperatures. In the presence of alkalis, VYCOR® brand glass performs similarly to other commercially available glass products. VYCOR® brand glass has high electrical resistivity and low dielectric loss characteristics and transmits more than 90% of both ultraviolet and infrared light.

SHEET SIZES
Up to about 12" x 18" for thicknesses up to about 1/4".
Thicker than 1/4" are available up to about 12" x 15".
AVAILABLE THICKNESSES
ROLLED
4.00 mm (4.0 mm - 4.8 mm) 10.0 mm (9.5 mm - 11.3 mm)
6.00 mm (6.35 mm - 8.0 mm) 12.5 mm (12.7 mm - 15.8 mm)

PROPERTIES
Refractive Index: nd (λ = 588 nm) = 1.458
Transmission
(estimated at
1.0 mm thick):
@ 225 nm 14% @ 300 nm 80% 400-1500 nm 90%+
@ 250 nm 54% @ 350 nm 91%
@ 2600 nm 50%
Mechanical
and Thermal:
Density 2.18 g/cm3
Young's Modulus 6.62 x 1010 Pa
Thermal Coefficient of Expansion (0-300°C) = 7.5 x 10-7
Chemical:
Reactant
Temperature
Wt. Loss (mg/cm2)
5% HCL (24 hr.)
95°
0.0005
N/50 Na2CO3 (5 hr.)
100°C
0.07
5% NaOH (6hr.)
100°C
0.90
Electrical: Dielectric Constant @ 20°C; 1 MHz 3.8
Dielectric Loss Factor @ 20°C; 1 MHz 0.04%