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fused silica

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fused silica [¦fyüzd ′sil·ə·kə]
(materials)


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Typical applications for the QED machines involve brittle and hard substrates such as optical glass and glass ceramics such as fused silica, borosilicate, and Zerodur; single crystal materials such as sapphire, calcium fluoride, and silicon; and polymers like acrylic.
The ancient impact, probably caused by an asteroid about I km across, might be responsible for the formation of libyan desert glass, Those mysterious chunks of fused silica, first noted by explorers in the 1930s, are found scattered across a 50-by-130-km region near the crater.
Also made from material such as fused silica, zircon, and mullite.
 
 
 
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